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the most advantageous conditions at Lady 

 Day, or, in some cases, grass-land at mid- 

 summer, but in the latter case the grass should 

 neither have been grazed nor mown. Entry 

 at Michaelmas means the loss of the best 

 portion of the grass crop, for after the meadows 

 are mown and the pastures grazed up to the 

 end of September what remains for winter 

 grazing in an average year is very small, 

 for not only is the grass much less plentiful, 

 but its feeding value is diminished. Entry 

 on a farm at Michaelmas or Christmas practi- 

 cally means that where stock are kept food 

 must be purchased, and in most cases this 

 would involve considerable loss unless milk 

 is produced for sale at retail prices. Where a 

 small holder enters upon a farm at Lady Day, 

 should there be arable land under cultiva- 

 tion, it will be necessary for an arrangement 

 to be made with the outgoing tenant. If the 

 outgoing and the incoming tenants can agree 

 upon terms made either between themselves 

 or with the aid of a valuer, it will be more 

 advantageous for the incoming tenant to 

 take over the growing crops and to pay for 

 the various cultivations; but where a tenancy 

 commences at Michaelmas the hay and corn 

 crops will have been harvested, and should 



