^6 Impressions of a Danish Small Holding, [april, 



the bulk of them are successful and that their success depends 



upon : — 



1. Business-like co-operative methods for all buying and selling. 



2. Suitable soil. 



3. Convenient and good house and buildings. 



4. Adequate credit facilities. 



Co-operation is placed first among the causes of success, 

 as a clear understanding of its principles by the Danish nation 

 as a whole has enabled the country to build up on this foundation 

 a strong and prosperous agricultural industry. This co- 

 operative spirit is undoubtedly fostered by the small holders' 

 schools and by the excellent rural high schools,* which are a 

 speciality of Danish rural life. 



Attention was principally directed, as is shown in this article, 

 to the small farms, as the object of the mission was mainly to 

 examine Danish conditions in their relation to the interests 

 of women. It was felt that there are a great number of women 

 in England and Wales of average ability and physical strength, 

 with very small or no capital or income, who would welcome the 

 opportunity of living usefully, independently and profitably 

 in the country, and to whom the conditions of the Danish system 

 of farming could be applied, if an adaptation to suit conditions 

 as set forth above could be made in this country. 



* See the issue of this Journal for last month, p. 1063. 



