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necessarily to limit the possibilities of a small holder 

 rising to the position of a larger farmer, in that it 

 is not so possible for him to move on to a larger 

 holding without loss when his amount of capital 

 would otherwise justify a larger venture. 



Further Development of Small Holdings. 



The fact that there is a continual demand for 

 small holdings to rent, and that there appears to be 

 at the same time some difficulty in selling land, 

 suggests the advisability of the acquisition of land 

 in these districts by public bodies or private enter- 

 prise for the purpose of subdivision and reletting. 



In a district where the natural conditions are so 

 favourable to small holdings, and where the local 

 people, with a knowledge of the suitable cultivation, 

 are clamouring for land, it would seem desirable to 

 establish greater facilities for its acquisition to those 

 who by their own efforts will undoubtedly succeed 

 on it. 



SMALL HOLDINGS IN THE WEST RIDING OF 

 YORKSHIRE. 



General Methods of Farming. 



In the northern moor and dale district of the 

 West Riding the typical farm is about 40 to 60 

 acres, exclusive of a moor run for sheep. 



The dalesman can work this amount of land with 

 the help of his family, and seldom employs other 

 labour save in harvest-time. Grown-up sons, how- 



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