The colored patriot., 1882-05-18
THE ENGLISH FARMER.

Mt As on your side, the English
tarneris rarely a freeholder, that is,
owning the land he cultivates. If such,
abe would be called "yeoman farmer"
ht these are few, indeed, in many
mighborhoods non-exiStent. Even the
DESIGNATION "yeoman," once in COM
mon use i now seldom heard, and then
more S shadowy recalling Of the past
hsn any present reality. When be
slowed, IS It occasionally is, it does not
anshly elevate the bearer above that
general, | may say universal, class
hoTns tenant farmers" who hold
tbsrinshF tenancy and pay rent for
them. Any social distinction between
hsiFOhnds will depend on wealth and
other accidents Of life, rather than diff
ference in the mode Of tenure Of their
hnds
lmay here mention another class Of
gnculturists, distinguished as "gentle-
men farmers" Most Americans, and
many Englishmen, too, will very natur-
ay imagine that gentleman farmer"
some rich enough to lead the life of a
gntleman. Yet such Interpretation Of
Y me utle would be altogether erroneous.
Mches have naught to dowith it, neither
mas the cultivation Of an extensive
acreage. ! know some men farmino
between one thousand and two thousand
acres wealthy men, too, who are ,1ot
gentlemen farmers. They NAV like tho
name court i, and occasionally have It
gwen them in Q complimentary wav. as
i a times loosely bestowed. Still #
snot theirs, in the sense usual1v IL
sslslood NJ throughout England, Where
y Ssn,l.lgs gentleman farmer is simply !
ssalemsn by birth, who has made J
rose .sa,i.s q and I1 follows farming for an oc-
sPaaOn' .gaa 4, lie may not even own the
1 Iae NJ lllls-often does not, but rents
,ess u n, O'aers-nor is the amount Of
II 1850 sJs.;ssi factor as regards his getting
M s',ilig ria! these exceptional and some
IN u I 'isiOnary tS titles at one side. | re-
i .,. y s0e real subject Of this letter.
~ elant tarmer,n He holds nndor
sas"sD sasOxner, q his landlord, who NAV Be
"A - s, y anything: Squire, rich cler-
I6as nOoleman, ns,.le wealthy merchant
AaS purchased an or+r.
nnI 4 ses, a . corporation either tenn
4 pronr;a. nr;SS.leslastical. The great land
nanssap' nSsSp'lelors, ss however, are mostly
dsI IslaGer ~ a Ct whom own three-fourths t
aa sIso u 1aa SI n England. and | NAV
hner 6,s 'oo.land s and Ireland. The
bIiins.u ~ y. sometimes a lease Of his II
hle NJ q ,o out generally. and more If
sal. a ,s;aancy s;.ay Is from year to Year.
y % term; sr slde' q six months no
Aat paysbIa sbtIlinate it. The amount of
tPends a mi i n half-yearly instalments,
i cOavsa;n u sne quality Of the land, With
y rsptsa s circumstances. T INST Some farms rms
ss; ! few i 49,, = the English statute
y diasr@see.V eVen higher; While others.
4pnauUcall;yr:t Il. The average for EUufsiT faiT,
'ele. Tbasee Tae Ian. land may be put at f2 the
StOOgb II now all is. changed, and and
y, 6un5rapprre present agricultural depres-
= ior Ya t5.a their owners seeking y tenz en-
Gspjy!,w With rentals nUSc mucb any rGdnea5 terms
s.esge i f1sms | ms. are generally Of large
sasricanss IN, ! mistake not, larger than
a d / eoF ~ Ppose them to BE- Hold
pa. sos s5'oVO acres are not urcon1- 1toro-
"a Z more mere Rs are some of 1000 d
= = county. tnls tl depends good deaI On Il
ataral sbiraaa aafms l in the Strictly arri-
7 y b raluaSe ese the live and dead stock
y = tie otbasd bsd e 10000 Of f15,0oH,
Il u acres 4. nand, there are farms ii
are N. even twenty-five, though
! ~all fam ~ So,5n!u numerous enough. Fol
storshiO I holdings and peasant bro.
England nave ever been unpopular
ag them me powers that be no.
sald y r.a. aet they are just the thing
Al'S' though her people,