28 JUNE 1930, Page 17

The Farmers' Unions of the West and, indeed, in many

southerly and easterly counties are interested ; and there is little doubt that planting would be general, if the tenant could be temporarily helped (as tenants once were in West Ireland) and the landlord's liability limited. He could afford to pay 210 an acre compensation, but dare not face the risk of a liability for 140 or £50. Few influences have more benefited any area than "the Evesham custom," which allots an outgoing tenant a definite compensation from his successor for trees he has planted. A wider, and rather different, Evesham custom is needed under the direction of the Ministry of Agriculture.