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Index 



Scottish farmers : 48 n. 4, 83 f., 92, 208. 



Seasons : see Harvests. 



Selkirk, Earl of; cited: 22, 39. 



Shaw, Professor; cited: 178. 



Sheep-farming: 3, 6, 58, 63, 69, 80, 106, 169. 



Sheldon, Professor ; cited : 1 74. 



Shooting: see Sport. 



Shropshire: 8, 98, 157, 171. 



Sinclair, Sir John; cited: 20, 30, 32, 34, 



42 f., 70, 71, 72, 94. 



Small Holders, types of: see under Demand. 

 Small Holdings, revival of : see Extension of 



Small Holdings. 

 Small Holdings Act, 1907 : 95, 124, 125, 



126, 127 f., 136-53, 215 f. 



Small Holdings and Allotments Act, 1892 : 

 05, 125, 126-33, 143. 



Small Holdings Associations : see Co-opera- 

 tion. 



Small Holdings Committee, 1889: 94, 95, 

 96, 106, 183 n., 185 n., 209. 



Small Holdings Committee, 1905-6: 91 n., 

 96n.2, 98, 99, in, 121 n., 125 f., 



127, 128, 130, 131, 133, 134^, 136, 

 140, 142, 183 n., 185 n., 215 f., 217, 

 219. 



Smith, H. H.; cited: 133. 



Social Policy: i, 2, 4, 34-6, 41 f., 51 f., 



72-4, 94 f., 153, 212 f., 214-22. 

 Societies: 54 n. 3, 56 f., 86, 146 n., 190 f., 



195, 197, 210. See also Co-operation. 

 Soil, special qualities of: 65, 67-9, 83, 90, 



103, 205, 208-10. 

 Somerset: 192. 



Somerville, Professor; cited: 57. 

 South-eastern district : 83. 

 Southampton, district surrounding: 107. 

 Spade-cultivation: 53, 162 f., 166, 167. 

 Spalding: 150. 

 Sport: 31, n8f., 120, 122, 129, 136, 145, 



211 n. 



Staffordshire : 98. 

 Standard of comfort: 5, 9, 11-13, 3 J 35> 



46-8, 58, 78 f., 86, 201-3. 

 Starvation : 25, 47 f. 

 State, the : see Legislative Action. 

 "Statesman": 31, 69 n. 

 Statistics, criticised: 99. 

 Statistics : 



Acreage allotted to labourers on enclosure ; 



54- 

 Agricultural labourers, decrease in number 



of, 1851-1901; 115. 

 Cattle, increase in number kept, 1876- 



1909; 80. 

 Changes in unit of holding, 1885-1895; 



97- 



Co-operative associations; 190 n., 191. 

 Farmers' relatives assisting in work ; 



117. 

 Holdings, geographical distribution of; 



68 n. 5. 



Holdings of the various classes; 98 f. 

 Horses required per unit of holding; 157, 



158 n. 



Statistics, contd. 



Imported produce of petite culture, value 



of ; 206 f. 



Market-gardens, etc., 1878-1909; 84 f. 

 Pedigree stock, value of; 81. 

 Permanent pasture, 1876-1909; 79 f. 

 Poultry- keeping, 1885-1902; 6. 

 Small Holdings and Allotments Acts, 

 land acquired under; 

 1887-1902 : 130. 

 1892-1902: 126. 

 1907-1910: 147 f. 

 See also Tables. 

 Steam-dairies: 172, 193 f. 

 Steam-ploughing: 62, 64, 159. 

 Sterilisation of milk : 194. 

 Stock-farming: 3, 5, 6, 13, 15, i7f., 27, 

 30 f., 4 8 f., 55-9, 61 f., 64, 68 f., 

 76 f., 79-84, 108-13, 168-80, 183 n., 

 186, 190 f., 197, 201, 203, 208, 2iof. 

 Advantages of large-scale production in ; 



169 f., 176 f., 179 f., 181. 

 Advantages of small-scale production in ; 



55. 73. ! 6 > 171 f -> i8of., 183 n. 

 On arable holdings; 105 f., 109 f., 160, 



168 f., 181, 208 f. 

 See also under Pasture. 

 Straw : 107. 



Strawberry-growing: 79, 107, 164, 222. 

 Sub-letting: 177. 

 Suffolk: 8, 14 n. 3, 27, 48, 68, 77, no, 



208. 



Superintendence : see Management. 

 Surrey: 98, 151, 152. 

 Sussex: 86, 98, 112, 211 n. 

 Sutton, M. J.; cited: 208. 

 S waff ham : 2711. 

 Switzerland: 198. 



Tables: 



Animals kept on the various units; 106. 

 Area under corn and green crops, 1881- 



1909; 77. 



Export of pedigree stock, 1876-1900; 81. 

 Geographical distribution of Holdings ; 



103, 104, 105. 

 Holdings of the various classes, 1870- 



1885; 66. 

 Holdings of the various classes, 1880-95 ; 



Holdings of the various classes in 1895; 



Holdings of the various classes, 1895- 



1909; 97. 



Horses kept per unit of holding; 158. 

 Imports of Butter, Cheese and Condensed 



Milk, 1886-1909; 206. 

 Imports of Fruit, Poultry and Eggs, 



1892-1909; 207. 

 Prices of machines of varying capacity; 



170. 

 Prices of separators of various capacities ; 



176. 



Wages and Prices, 1883-1902; 78. 

 Wheat and meat prices, 1877-1902; 76. 



