48 THE PRACTICAL SIDE OF 



is not a form of luck or chance: it is the 

 reward of honest work; and if a man is 

 determined to take a Small Holding of land 

 he must make up his mind that success 

 rests almost entirely with himself, his acquisi- 

 tion of the requisite knowledge, and his power 

 to put it into daily practice by the aid of his 

 nmscles and his brain. 



Let us examine the class of work of which 

 a small holder should possess experience, 

 on which, indeed, his practice should be 

 grounded. The first question which probably 

 arises in his mind when he is ready to com- 

 mence is : In what locality shall he rent his 

 land? He must consider the cost or the rent, 

 the method by which he will sell his produce, 

 the means of its conveyance to buyers, 

 the distance to a station, a doctor, a post office, 

 a school, and the proximity to a place of 

 worship — which may assist him to fight 

 life's battle successfully. There are many 

 districts within easy reach of a large popula- 

 tion which may suit him very well; there are 

 others which are too far from populous towns 

 to enable a tenant, however energetic he may 

 be, either to find time to call for orders or 

 to deliver what he sells. The question of 

 locality must be carefully thought out, 



