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both upon grass and arable land, the type 

 depending upon the texture of the soil; hay- 

 making implements, including a scythe, a 

 horse-rake, a hay-drag, a sheet for protecting 

 the hay-stack against rain, and the usual 

 smaller implements, including forks and rakes. 

 The equipment of a Small Holding, however, 

 whether it be chiefly arable or grass, depends 

 entirely upon whether the occupier is a member 

 of a Co-operative Society. In many instances 

 there are already Co-operative Societies in 

 existence where the small holders are able 

 to provide implements and machinery for 

 use among themselves, but where there is 

 no such organisation it becomes imperative 

 that each man should provide the major 

 portion of his own implements and tools. 

 If for no other reason than that a large 

 proportion of this money might be saved, 

 small holders should co-operate wherever a 

 sufficient number are living in proximity to 

 each other. 



Where cows and pigs are kept, together 

 with a dairy, the occupier will require a 

 hand-separator for skimming the milk, a 

 cream-pan, a churn, a butter-worker, a 

 draining trough for the butter, and butter- 

 making implements, together with milk pails 



