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What was Ancient Britain?--Marshes and bittern--Oak forest--Pines--Savage country--Cornfield--Fire--Ice--Forest--Worms--Paleolithic family--The first farmers--Alfred the Great's first Government agricultural leaflet--Dr. Johnson--Prince Charlie's time--Misery of our forefathers--Oatmeal, milk, and cabbages--Patrick Miller--Tennyson's _Northern Farmer_--Flourishing days of 1830 to 1870--Derelict farmhouses and abandoned crofts--Where have the people gone?--Will they come back?