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This seems to be the case in the Dominions as well as 

 at home ; poultry are a most important adjunct to the 

 small farm (and to the large farm, too), but as a mainstay 

 they should be avoided. 



Though I have recounted in this chapter the difficulties 

 of getting a small holding in the United Kingdom, it is 

 still quite worth the while of any man, who does not wish 

 to emigrate, to try his luck and apply to public authority 

 on the chance. The different types of small holdings 

 have already been described in Chapter VL 



