OWNERSHIP V. TENANCY 95 



first two or three years had to be spent in 

 getting the land in order ; a system of cultiva- 

 tion was consequently embarked on which was 

 familiar. But later they will be in a position 

 to test those more valuable crops which, as 

 tenants, had been prohibited them. It can 

 confidently be anticipated that the output of 

 produce from the land will increase in value and 

 quantity for many years to come. It is inter- 

 esting to notice that the smaller the holding the 

 greater is the output of the land. This is par- 

 ticularly noticeable in the case of the one-acre 

 plots. Seven acres are given as the smallest 

 area from which a man can make a livmg. 

 The four-acre men depend mostly on the culti- 

 vation of their holdings for a sustenance, but 

 add to their earnings by casual work outside. 



Great use is made of the common horse and 

 cow pasture. Small -holders are most emphatic 

 on the value the grazing rights are to them. 

 I f they do not keep a cow on it themselves, 

 the rights are readily letable for the season. 

 IMgs are kept, and, in one case, goats for the 

 consumption of milk at home. Poultry is 

 scarce : the general opinion seems to be that 

 there is little, if any, profit in it. 



