SMALL FARMS.

Waikato Times, Volume 114, Issue 19066, 3 October 1933, Page 7

SMALL FARMS.

(To the Editor.) Sir,—Are patriotism, fellow-feeling and common humanity—to say nothing of the “milk of human kindness” — dead among the present holders of land? I mean among lliose who are rich! Everybody who knows anything about things is agreed that we are approaching the era of small farms. No end of people are earnestly desirous of getting on to small farms, capable farmers (but without much capital) among them. But no small farms are to be had, largely, we are told, because big landholders are unwilling to part with land at a price which will make small farms possible. There are even rumours that these men, knowing that the Government is “in the market" for small farms, are doing again what they did just after the war (and how we have all had to pay the price of their greed then, especially our ex-soldiers!) —putting up the price and refusing to part at a reasonable figure. Would nol it. serve them, right if the Government! began to put pressure upon, them? Thev well deserve it.—l am, etc., ■ - QUARTUS. ■Cambridge, September 30, 1933.