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life and home, and not lose much. But this would not 

 be doing his duty by the land ; he should set out to earn 

 a really good interest on his capital, and also be deter- 

 mined that the land for which he is responsible shall 

 produce the utmost for the nation. 



If he elects this — the better part — then he should go 

 into partnership with a first-class man of practical 

 experience and up-to-date knowledge, vide the descrip- 

 tion of partnership farming (Appendix No. V) ; American 

 business men largely resort to this practice in the States 

 of New York and New Jersey. 



At present it is still difficult to find the right type of 

 partner in this country, though not impossible. If 

 such a man cannot be obtained we can draw upon 

 Denmark ; but the ultimate object should be to train 

 Englishmen for this work, and there should be an ever- 

 increasing demand for such services. 



Under the terms of partnership which I advocate, 

 the active partner, if he is capable, earns good remunera- 

 tion ; and at the end of ten years or so he is very often 

 in a financial position to start on his own. So that 

 the passive partner should see that he has an understudy 

 to the active partner coming on ; or if he has the ability, 

 and has worked closely with his partner, he should be 

 ready to take on the management of the farm himself. 

 During the term of partnership, presupposing a wise 

 selection, the active partner should not be interfered 

 with in any way ; and the farm should not be expected 

 to do casual work for the house or garden, or to provide 

 the household with any commodities. 



To be successful it must be a business concern. 

 Everything that is grown on the farm must be sold in 

 the best market, and the farm staff must work for the 

 farm alone. If the house buys milk or eggs from the 



