Small Holdings 



the fabric of English agriculture shivers to its 

 base. A Channel tunnel would destroy the most 

 flourishing of all small holders, the Channel 

 Islanders, and would seriously threaten those 

 who look to London for a market. Whilst the cry 

 for cheap food is blindly adhered to, the greatest 

 British industry must suffer, and farmers, whether 

 great or small, must remain at the mercy of chance. 



This, however, is a fiscal question, and will be 

 dealt with in the future. The small holder must 

 co-operate, he must join the Farmers' Union 

 and some day may make himself felt in the 

 political world. 



To sum up: the small holder should seek good 

 land, regardless of high rents, he should never 

 be enticed to poor soil by low rent, he should 

 rather cultivate a small plot well than a large one 

 badly, and finally, as he prospers, instead of seeking 

 more land — which he will not have enough 

 capital to farm so thoroughly, nor time enough 

 to give it the proper attention — should devote 

 himself more keenly to his original holding. 

 However much he cultivates the soil, Nature 

 will return him not three, but a hundred fold. 



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