24 JULY 1926, Page 2

We welcome the scheme and wish it well, but we

must say, as we have said before, that we have little hope for small-holders making an economic success in competition with large-holders, unless they will co-operate. Co- operation in buying and selling and even in the use of horses and machinery is essential for the small-holders' success. The Danes and Sir Horace Plunkett's societies have been compelled to co-operate for their export trade, and the habit has extended in all directions among the Danes. But the Englishman's home market does not compel in the same direct way, and unfortunately he shows small readiness for spontaneous co-operation.