Land Problems and National Welfare 



i ng, when asked if he farmed all his land, "Cer- 

 tainly; it would not pay me to let it — I want to 

 pocket the farmer's profit also ! " 



The same conditions exist in many parts of 

 Germany, and on the continent generally among 

 the lesser nobles and landowners; they farm the 

 best of their land and only let outlying parts. 



While it is true that on the continent as a 

 whole farms are less well equipped than in 

 England, the reverse is the case in Denmark: 

 in that country a great deal is spent on the farm- 

 house and buildings, but it is not money extra- 

 vagantly spent, for it brings in good interest. 



I put the Danish expenditure on buildings at 

 about double the English average per farm. This 

 is largely occasioned by the more severe climate, 

 and also by the fact that dairy-farming is the 

 common industry and that cows require more 

 elaborate accommodation than any other stock. 



These splendid buildings are to be found on 

 f arms owned by the occupier, whether of the 

 1 anded or the farmer class ; although on the few 

 big estates that I visited I found similar ex- 

 cellent buildings provided by the landlords for 

 their tenants. 



For example, and by no means an unusual 

 one, I saw on a 400 acre farm buildings that 

 had cost ;^9,ooo ; and the tenants on farms of 

 that size live in houses with from four to six 

 sitting-rooms beautifully furnished. 



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