80 THE BOSTON DISTRICT 



his land with light implements, and carted his 

 produce into Boston to be sent off by rail. The 

 crops on the holding would always include sufficient 

 corn for his winter keep, and where there was no 

 grass, green fodder for the summer. 



The small holders use an enormous amount of 

 artificial manure, the crops being exhaustive and 

 nearly all sold off. Fish refuse from Grimsby is 

 very largely used, and put on at the rate of 3 tons 

 to the acre. The price is 12s. 6d. a ton, and the 

 carriage amounts to 4s. 6d. Some holders gave 

 me l a ton as the cost of putting it on the land. 



A responsive, easily-worked soil, much manure, 

 big crops, and quick returns seems to be the secret 

 of success in this district. 



Markets. 



There is no good market at Boston. All the 

 produce is bought up by commission agents for 

 the London, Sheffield, and Manchester markets. 

 Carting to Boston station seems to be a serious 

 item. In many cases the small holders are at a 

 distance of seven and eight miles, and complained 

 of the great waste of time when they had to be ' on 

 the road ' all day. 



Price of Land, etc. 



There is at the present time great competition 

 for all land to be let, but I was informed that it is 

 difficult to sell land. Some of the best toft land 

 in small plots still fetches up to 100 an acre, but 



