CULTIVATION 93 



The original farm was pasture and arable 

 land. The holdings were arranged so as to 

 comprise both arable and pasture. The soil is 

 light loam on gravel, and, except for one field, 

 drains perfectly. Work is carried on after the 

 heaviest rains. A yield of three crops in two 

 years can be safely expected. IMarket-garden 

 produce is grown exclusively, with the single 

 exception of one dairy farmer. Potatoes, 

 onions, cabbages, parsley, parsnips, vegetable 

 marrows, brussels sprouts, peas, beans, celery, 

 and broccoli are the principal crops. Asparagus 

 and sea-kale are seldom grown, and, although 

 the land is well suited for fruit, only one small- 

 holder has devoted serious attention to it. 

 About three-quarters of an acre on his holding 

 has been planted up with apples, gooseberries, 

 currants, and strawberries. He is enthusiastic 

 over the prospects for fruit-growing, and hopes 

 to plant up very much more in the same way 

 from year to year. At present his knowledge 

 of intensive culture in this form is slight. 

 Tomatoes have been inter-planted with the 

 apple and gooseberry trees, which is an obvious 

 error. But he will learn by his early mistakes 

 — to his own, and, probably later, to his neigh- 



