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usual been left on mortgage. At least he could live 

 and pay the interest out of his farm, although as yet 

 he could save nothing. This he hoped to do in the 

 future. He made the most of his income out of cows, 

 of which he had five, selling his milk to a co-operative 

 dairy at 5 ore per lb. Danish. 



In addition to the cows he had a bull, four heifers, 

 two sows, and what are comparatively rare in Den- 

 mark, two sheep. His buildings were very good, 

 consisting of a stable, a cow-shed, with a cellar under- 

 neath for the storage of roots, a barn filled with rye 

 straw, a cart-house, and a pig-stye. Mr. Hansen sold 

 about 80 bushels of rye and barley annually, and 

 worked his farm with the aid of his wife's father and 

 mother, who lived with him. 



On my way back to Hillerod I stopped at hazard 

 at one of the State small-holdings of the district, which 

 stood near to the road. It belonged to a Mr. Balterwin, 

 who was out working for some one else. His wife, 

 however, and his brother who helped him not being 

 strong enough to undertake regular outside work, 

 showed me the little farm. The house, which was 

 very tidy, consisted of a sitting-room, bedroom, and 

 kitchen. On the wall of the first of these I noticed 

 a diploma presented by the Agricultural Union of the 

 district to Mrs. Balterwin a very capable woman 

 with no children "for long and good service," I 

 suppose as a domestic. 



This couple had owned their holding of about 5 

 tondeland, or 6J acres, for three years, and had 

 obtained a State advance of 3000 kroner (166, 5s.). 

 In addition to this advance there was a second mort- 

 gage on the place, for how much I do not know. 

 The house and buildings had cost them 3500 kroner 



