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(5) On the 25-acre holdings fodder crops must be 

 used instead of grass, and of these lucerne must be 

 the mainstay. It is suitable for stock of all descrip- 

 tions; I acre of lucerne is equal to 3 acres of good 

 grass, and up to 6 acres of poor and indifferent grass. 

 The only permanent grass on the holding should be a 

 small paddock in which to turn out the cows or beasts 

 from time to time. 



(6) The main crops of the 25-acre holdings would 

 then be lucerne, mangolds, cereals. 



(7) The common grass run is provided for the i- and 

 5 -acre holders who elect to keep a cow; in the main, 

 however, the milk required by the colony should be 

 produced on the 25-acre holdings. 



(8) Each colony should be as far as possible the 

 centre of subsidiary agricultural industries, such as — 



Cheese and butter factory. 



Bacon-curing factory. 



Jam, fruit-bottling and pulping factory. 



Alcohol distillery for manufacturing purposes. 



(9) The key to successful cultivation of small areas 

 lies in adopting to the full intensive methods, so that in 

 general terms these colonies should be on arable land. 



(5) The Machinery for and the Cost of the 

 development of Land Settlement. 



First of all to consider the question of 

 cost. There is no getting away from the 

 fact that it takes a large amount of money 

 to settle a man effectively on the land. ^500 

 per man is a figure that is commonly given, 



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