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to 20s. a few miles away. Experience has 

 shown that the small holder will find it 

 advantageous to select his land as near as 

 possible to those who are following the same 

 industry as himself, and however much he 

 may object to be a member of a colony, he 

 will find that by combination he will be 

 able to save money in various directions 

 and frequently to complete his work more 

 quickly than if he were isolated. If we run 

 through the holdings of these colonies of 

 small holders with which we are acquainted 

 we shall find that no two men work on the 

 same plan; each holder appears to possess 

 ideas of his own, and in some instances 

 special gifts which enable him to carry 

 them out successfully. From this point 

 of view each man should select his land in 

 accordance with his views. We take a 

 few instances which will indicate our 

 meaning. 



In one case the occupier of a small farm 

 had some experience with cows. In selecting 

 his holding he took great pains to obtain 

 the best grass he could command, together 

 with a plot of arable land, in order to 

 provide himself with roots, green forage, 

 and straw. The holding he secured was 



