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Excerpt from Small Holdings in England: A Paper Read at the Meeting of the British Association at Dublin, 1908; And With Additions Republished in the Revue conomique Internationale, Brussels It is only of very recent date that the question of Small Farming has been seriously regarded in England and even now it is looked upon by the greater portion of the larger farmers of England, and the newspapers which they support, as a more or less foolish and impracticable fad which politicians have found it advisable to pro mote and encourage for reasons of their own, but which long-headed and wise persons will quickly see to be based upon false and illusive conclusions. The argument derived from the fact of the need for machinery in farming has been used for far more than it is' worth; and the greater industry and intelligence of the small farmer over the average wage - paid farm labourer has usually not been allowed its due weight and consequence. The fact that English agricultural methods and prae tice have rightly Obtained world-wide fame, and that the breeds of cattle, horses, Sheep, and pigs have reached a higher grade in Great Britain than elsewhere, has brought about in the past a condition of public opinion in which the importance Of the breeding Of these animals has been assumed to be of greater moment than any other with regard to the land combined as this was with a heavier crop return per acre than could be shown elsewhere. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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