The Landowner 



is a better citizen than the man producing ^^3 

 worth. In the words of Dean Swift, " Whoever 

 can make two ears of corn, or two blades of grass 

 grow where only one grew before, will deserve 

 better of mankind, and do more essential service 

 to his country than the whole race of politicians 

 put together." 



The profit derived from the home farm will 

 naturally depend on the management, and in 

 very few cases will the landowner be able to show 

 as high a margin of profit as will the practical 

 farmer, who makes his living directly from the 

 soil; but, discounting the higher labour bill, there 

 is no reason why the home farm should not in 

 every other respect be a demonstration of up- 

 to-date farming. At any rate, the heavy losses 

 which now so commonly occur should not be 

 allowed to continue. I have several friends who 

 tell me that they lose between ^^3 and £4 per 

 acre per annum on their farming operations. 

 These are extreme cases, but a net loss of £1 

 per acre is common. I think this deficit is often 

 due to the fact that bailiffs of home farms 

 concentrate their attention on pedigree stock 

 and prize taking, and do not greatly care whether 

 or not the farm pays as a whole. 



In Denmark it is noteworthy that the land- 

 owner does make a profit from his farms in hand ; 

 in fact they are often his chief source of income. 

 I remember an owner of a 1,500 acre estate say- 



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