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— will be cultivated on the arable land, also 

 asparagus, and a variety of market-garden 

 crops. If the soil can stand it, an industrious 

 small-holder will get three to four crops in two 

 years off his arable land. Pigs will be kept, 

 and a cow if there is a common pasture in the 

 neighbourhood. His wife will assist with bees 

 and poultry. No specific way of cultivating 

 a small holding, however, can be put into 

 writing. Great harm is done by books and 

 pamphlets purporting to teach a general 

 method of how to make small holdings pay. 

 Their success or failure depends on the land, 

 the organization, the circumstances and in- 

 clinations of the man, and in most cases on 

 local conditions. 



It will be seen that the actual capital 

 invested in the land relative to its area may 

 amount to a very considerable sum. In 

 certain parts of the country where the small- 

 holder exists and thrives these valuations, 

 apart from the land, may reach any figure 

 between £.50 and £100 per acre. However 

 well suited to the business of the large farmer, 

 our system of landlord and tenant provides an 

 altogether insufficient security for the small- 



