CONTENTS 



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CHAPTER I. — The Decline of the Countryside ... 1 



CHAPTER II. — The Poverty of the Labourer ... 7 



Wages — Hours of Labour — Other Family Earnings — 

 The Cost of Living in Agricultural Districts — The 

 Cottage Question. 



CHAPTER III. — A Minimum Wage for Agriculture ... 25 

 The Case for Legislation — The Machinery — The Amount 

 of the Wage— The Effect on the Farmer— The Effect 

 on the Landlord. 



CHAPTER IV. — The Solution of the Cottage 



Question ... 36 



The Existing Law — The Financial Problem — A Govern- 

 ment Housing Grant. 



CHAPTER V. — Towards Nationalisation 44 



Sentimental Value — Land Purchase — The Irredeemable 



Mortgage. 



CHAPTER VI.— Small Holdings 52 



The Case for Small Holdings — The Small Holdings Act — 

 The Limitations of Small Holdings. 



CHAPTER VII. — Tenancy versus Ownership 66 



CHAPTER VIII.— Education 70 



CHAPTER IX. — The Organisation of Production ... 73 

 Co-operation — The Agricultural Organisation Society 

 — Co-operative Purchase — Co-operative Dairies and 

 Factories — Credit Banks. 



CHAPTER X. — The Organisation of Distribution ... 87 

 Co-operative Marketing — The Nationalisation of Rail- 

 ways — A State Motor Service. 



