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Recommendations of the 
growth of market-garden crops on a portion of the farm, and as 
a part of one or more of the courses in the usual rotation, 
deserves notice. The extent to which this suggestion is ap- 
plicable varies necessarily in different country districts ; but it 
seems probable that on some farms hard fruit and "the less 
tender kind of vegetables might be grown to advantage, if 
sufficient capital were applied to the fertilisation and cultiva- 
tion of the land, and an adequate amount of attention were 
given to the management of the crops. But the success of 
husbandry of this description must mainly depend upon suit- 
ability of soil and climate, as well as upon facility of railway 
carriage and proximity to large centres of population. Where 
these conditions are wanting, small farming, the petite culture of 
continental countries, has but slight chance of success. 
Dairy Farming. 
There appears to be a general agreement that, although agri- 
cultural depression has been less intense in dairy than in arable 
districts, the yield of milk was much diminished, and the 
quality deteriorated, owing to the inferiority of grass, due to the 
continuance of wet weather during the past few years. 
The price of ordinary cheese has been seriouslj- lowered by 
unusually large imports from abroad. 
Sufficient attention does not appear to have been hitherto 
devoted to first-class dairy products, and thus many dairy 
farmers have suffered considerably. 
The production and sale of milk are largely on the increase ; 
it is now sent by railway in considerable quantities to London 
and other populous centres, and this branch of farming is 
assuming much larger proportions. The growing demand for 
milk has apparently had great influence in directing the atten- 
tion of landowners and farmers to the importance of dairy 
farming as possibly a profitable branch of husbandry, and to 
the desirableness of laving down land to grass. 
Adulteration.* 
Of the difficulties with which farmers have to contend in the 
pursuit of their business, not the least formidable is the adultera- 
tion or falsification of such articles as artificial manures, feeding 
stuffs, and seeds ; whilst farm produce has to compete with 
imitations, such as artificial butter, spurious cheese, and materials 
other than malt and hops for brewing beer. The Royal Agri- 
• Mr. Stansfeld does not entirely agree with this section of the Report. 
