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don, Manchester, and Birmingham are the 

 principal centres to whicli produce is sent. 

 One holder mentioned that he had joined a co- 

 operative society to dispose of his produce when 

 it reached London, but agreed that it was of 

 little value at the wrong end of the railway 

 journey. Another is a salesman, and occasion- 

 ally makes a bid for his neighbours' crops. If 

 he sells for them on commission, full railway 

 freight is charged on each separate consign- 

 ment, even if they are collected together before 

 being despatched to their destination. This 

 appears to be the custom under such circum- 

 stances. Even orders for seeds are never 

 bulked, and manure is bought from the local 

 " dungman," who canvasses each holder separ- 

 ately. A central interest has been created 

 through the common rights on the horse and 

 cow pasture. Small- holders come together 

 on any question that affects the community 

 as a whole. A meeting had just been sum- 

 moned to consider the question of the manage- 

 ment of the road which the district Council 

 had refused to take over. Some method of 

 co-operation would be so obviously advan- 

 tageous that it undoubtedly would be wel- 



