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From the NS archive: England’s neglected orchards

29 January 1921: There has never been any real national interest in fruit-growing in this country.

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From the NS archive: England's neglected orchards

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From the NS archive: The capacity of an acre

18 February 1922: Is the soil of England and Wales being turned to the best account?

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From the NS archive: Seasonal workers on the land

31 January 1925: The reality of life for poor town dwellers spending their summers picking fruit in the countryside.

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From the NS archive: An East Anglian squire

23 July 1927: Why even the most enlightened farmers found it hard to make land pay its way.

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