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The Chances of Success. 



The result of this scheme will be watched with 

 interest, and will no doubt afford valuable lessons. 

 Amongst such a large number of men there are 

 bound to be some failures ; but the tenants have 

 been very carefully selected, and are on their mettle. 

 The fact that applications were received for 1,500 

 acres shows that a healthy demand existed, and 

 allowed a good margin for the sifting out of the 

 less desirable applicants. 



The experiment is a bold one, as anyone would 

 realize who contemplated for the first time a 400- 

 acre field which forms part of the land, and the huge 

 barns erected for farming on a large scale. But the 

 following points seem favourable to success : 



1. The amount of adaptable buildings situated at 

 different points on the land. 



2. The long, straggling nature of the village, 

 which extends over a mile, bringing various parts 

 of the land near to the men's homes. 



3. The extent of high-road bordering the land, 

 which reduces the cost of road-making. 



4. The existence of several special occupations 

 affording job work to the men holding insufficient 

 land for a living ; also the number of village trades- 

 men and artisans for whom the land is not too 

 inconveniently situated. 



5. The fact that there already existed in the dis- 

 trict a certain number of small holders forming a 

 nucleus of men who understand the best methods 



