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A Lincolnshire Small Holding. [Oct., 



The holding was taken in a bad condition and foul land had 

 to be cleaned. After three years of tenancy, the land is in a 

 high state of cultivation and very clean. Hundreds of loads of 

 fish refuse have been carted from Grimsby Docks, four miles 

 distant, all the arable land having been manured in this way. 

 In addition, farmyard manure has been used and basic slag is 

 being put on the permanent pasture. Seed potatoes direct from 

 Scotland are planted. 



The tenant's elder brother works the horses : the younger 

 brother, much disabled as a result of War service, keeps house 

 and looks after the poultry. The tenant himself supervises, 

 delivers market-garden produce to retail shops in Grimsby, and 

 sells and delivei's bundles of green clover to carters in Grimsby. 

 He fills in his spare time on the holding from early morning till 

 late at night. 



In view of the possibility of a slump in the sale of vegetable 

 produce, the holding has been variously cropped this season as 

 follows : — 



4 acres wheat. 



6 oats (winter and spring). 

 3 .. barlev. 



7 ., potatoes (early, medium and late). 



9 

 1 

 2 

 1 

 2 



3 



1 



clover. 



vetches. 



swede turnips. 



m^angolds. 



cabbages. 



carrots. 



permanent pasture, 

 homestead. 



The live stock on the holding consists of : — 3 working horses, 

 1 mule, 2 cows, 6 calves. 40 pigs, 60 head of poultry. 



The water supply to the holding is provided free of cost by 

 the resident tenant of an adjoining property who laid down a 

 pipe across the boundary at his own expense in consideration of 

 the fact, as he said, that his neighbour had served his country 

 d urines the War. 



Owing to the high state of cultivation of the holding the effect 

 of the drought last year on spring oats, clover and potatoes was- 

 not nearly so noticeable as on some other land. 



