SMALL HOLDINGS ITT 



dation land near a town or village is often 

 exorbitant. Every one knows of allotment 

 holders who pay at the rate of 2 to 3 per 

 acre, while the farm land over the hedge 

 yields from 10/- to 1. Few allotments can 

 be adequately worked unless the holder gives 

 up several days a year from his ordinary 

 occupation in addition to a shocking amount 

 of overtime after the normal day's labour is 

 finished. The returns too are often exceed- 

 ingly meagre. Here are the statistics from 

 Mr. Mann of some allotments in Bedfordshire, 

 where the soil is fairly good, and potatoes are 

 considered the most profitable crop each of 

 the two being one-eighth of an acre in 

 extent. 



No. 1 (better land). Average crop, twenty- 

 seven bushels of potatoes at 2/-per bushel, 

 2 14s. 



s. d. 



Rent 084 



Manure 10 



Seed 080 



Digging land and potatoes 10 



164 



Profit, 1 7s. 8d.= 6d. weekly! 



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