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(5) Labour. — The information with regard to labour and 

 motive power is" desired for the purpose of obtaining some 

 measure of the relative force employed in agricultural 

 production as compared with that engaged in other industries. 

 The labour employed on the farm will show the number of 

 persons assisting the occupier, distinguishing between regular 

 and temporary labour, numbers of the family and others, sex, 

 and whether over or under 18 years of age. The form of the 

 return, in this and other respects, has been carefully 

 considered with the view of obtaining information from the 

 largest possible number of occupiers, many of whom, it is 

 recognised, do not keep accounts in sufficient detail to enable 

 them to give fuller particulars. It is, however, proposed to 

 make special enquiries as to temporary labour in certain 

 districts. 



(6) Motive Power on the farm. — This includes the number of 

 steam or gas engines, or other mechanical motive power 

 for driving machinery or implements, owned by the occupier. 

 Hired machines are not to be included, and attempts will be 

 made by other means to secure information with regard to 

 them. 



SMALL HOLDINGS IN HAMPSHIRE. 

 J. C. Newsham, F.L.S. 



Hampshire Farm School, Basing. 



Few counties in England offer better opportunities to the 

 small holder than Hampshire. In addition to being largely 

 agricultural, the county is becoming more popular year by 

 year as a health resort, particularly in the vicinity of 

 Bournemouth and throughout the New Forest, while the 

 north of the county, around Fleet and Farnborough, which has 

 much in common with the south as regards pine woods, soil 

 and general character, is also becoming a residential area. 



The Labouring Classes. — The labourers met with throughout 

 the county vary very considerably as regards intellect and 

 ability to perform good work. As might be expected the most 

 skilled labourer is usually found near the towns, where 

 environment is responsible to a great extent for the higher 

 development of his powers of observation. 



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