The French peasant farmer to a large extent grows his own food. His methods differ with the climate and .the soil, but. speaking generally he produces his own milk and butter, his cheese and his bacon, his garden produce and his fruit, and sometimes the flour wherewith to make his bread. Indeed,'he does more, ho exports his produce to other countries. On the other hand, the peasant farmer of England, like the larger oectfpiers of land in general, purchase almost all they require for their —butter and bacon from Denmark, cheese from the colonies, fruit from America, meat and -wheat from half the world.. ' . '. ~
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13355, 8 December 1906, Page 5
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