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culturist, every chance of succeeding, if they 

 know what is the best use to make of that land. 



In such case they probably would first of all 

 associate for permanently improving the land 

 which is in need of immediate improvement, and 

 would consider it necessary to improve more 

 of it every year, until* they had .brought it all 

 into a perfect condition. On an area of 340 

 acres they could most easily grow all the cereals 

 wheat, oats, etc. required for both the 

 thousand inhabitants and their live stock, 

 without resorting for that purpose to replanted 

 or planted cereals. They could grow on 400 

 acres, properly cultivated, and irrigated if neces- 

 sary and possible, all the green crops and fodder 

 required to keep the thirty to forty milch cows 

 which would supply them with milk and butter, 

 and, let us say, the 300 head of cattle required 

 to supply them with meat. On twenty acres, 

 two of which would be under glass, they would 

 grow more vegetables, fruit and luxuries than 

 they could consume. And supposing that half 

 an acre of land is attached to each house for 

 hobbies and amusement (poultry keeping, or 

 any fancy culture, flowers, and the like) 

 they would still have some 140 acres for all 

 sorts of purposes : public gardens, squares, 

 manufactures and so on. The labour that 

 would be required for such an intensive culture 



