CHAPTER V 



THREE SUCCESSES 



The creation of " village farms " has been 

 attempted by legislation, private companies, 

 private enterprise, and commercial under- 

 takings. The following are three examples of 

 where success has been attained : 



1. Catshill.* 



( Worcestersliire County Council, Small 

 Holdings Act, 1892.) 



Catshill, near Bromsgrove and Birmingham, 

 is an old-world village of some 2,500 inhabi- 

 tants. Its people are a hard-working and 

 thrifty race, engaged in the industry of nail- 

 making. Each cottage is equipped with a 

 forge, and a family at one time could earn as 

 much as £4 or £5 a week. Times unfortu- 



* For other accounts of Catshill see " Land Reform," 

 Jesse CoUings, p. 214; and "Small Holdings/' L. Jebb, 

 p. 350. 



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