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over, in such a case there need be no waiting, 

 but an income would accrue practically at once. 

 Of course, some capital would be needed, as 

 cattle cannot be bought in an ordinary way for 

 credit (that doubtful blessing), as machinery can. 

 Land, however, may have the payment spread 

 over a term of years at a fair rate of interest, 

 and five hundred to a thousand dollars should 

 go a long way towards purchasing a small dairy 

 of milking cows. 



To obtain a high yield and quality of butter, 

 much would depend on the class of stock, feeding, 

 and so on, and perhaps, at first, it could hardly 

 be expected to reach the average of British pro- 

 duction. But surely, with such land as I have 

 described, it only needs, in addition to a little 

 capital, reasonable knowledge and experience 

 and capable practical work to ensure not only 

 a good living, but in a few years a reasonable 

 competence and an economic security far superior 

 to that of many women in situations. And 

 as regards the facilities for marketing, even in 

 Britain people are driving to market with poultry, 

 eggs, and butter for longer distances than would 

 be necessary in the case we are considering, and 

 the prices obtained but little if any better. The 

 condition of the roads varies, but usually a buggy 

 in summer and a cutter in winter, drawn by a 



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