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I think Mr Bennet Written by JulieW (4/30/2007 9:35 a.m.) in consequence of the missive, Does Mr. Bennet have his own farm?, penned by Karen 2L

would have a home farm- where his meat ,dairy produce, eggs etc were produced for theLongbourn table.

Both he and Mrs Bennet refer to it as "the farm".

"But, my dear, your father cannot spare the horses, I am sure. They are wanted in the farm, Mr. Bennett, are not they?"

"They are wanted in the farm much oftener than I can get them."
Chapter 7

If it were not theirs would they not refer to the owning famers name? e.g Mr Martin's farm?

He also had farming tenants: their rents provided him with his income of Ł200 per annum.

Mr. Bennet's property consisted almost entirely in an estate of two thousand a year, which, unfortunately for his daughters, was entailed, in default of heirs-male, on a distant relation; and their mother's fortune, though ample for her situation in life, could but ill supply the deficiency of his. Her father had been an attorney in Meryton, and had left her four thousand pounds.
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Mr. Bennet's horses. Lia (4/29/2007 6:54 p.m.)

More to it than that Maisy (4/29/2007 7:13 p.m.)
- What tax rate should he have applied? Tracy W (4/29/2007 8:02 p.m.)
  - Mr Bennet's farm & horses. Mandy N (4/30/2007 2:27 a.m.)
    - Does Mr. Bennet have his own farm? Karen 2L (4/30/2007 9:22 a.m.)
      - I think Mr Bennet JulieW (4/30/2007 9:35 a.m.)
    - Since this would be fall, after Michaelmas (29 Sept),... Adrian (4/30/2007 12:56 p.m.)
      - Harvest   JulieW (4/30/2007 2:55 p.m.)
        
        Wonderful!   Maisy (4/30/2007 3:07 p.m.)
        
        Horses would be needed   LauraG (4/30/2007 3:11 p.m.)
        
        Yes there is   JulieW (4/30/2007 3:48 p.m.)
        
        If the Bennets are living up to their family income...   Tracy W (4/30/2007 4:47 p.m.)
        
        But that's not really   JulieW (4/30/2007 4:59 p.m.)
        
        Traditional Michaelmas dish.   Mandy N (5/1/2007 9:35 a.m.)
        
        I enjoyed this post a lot---thanks! ;D nfm   Robbin (5/1/2007 9:49 a.m.)
        
        Julie, thank you. My lack of farming knowledge and...   Adrian (5/1/2007 3:15 p.m.)
        
        Thansk for   JulieW (5/1/2007 3:46 p.m.)
  - I should think JulieW (4/30/2007 5:37 a.m.)
    - Does scrupluous honesty require maximising taxes? Tracy W (4/30/2007 3:45 p.m.)
      - No,I think you misunderstand me.   JulieW (4/30/2007 4:14 p.m.)
        
        I am not an expert on 18th century tax law...   Tracy W (4/30/2007 4:42 p.m.)
        
        See my post below :-) nfm.   JulieW (4/30/2007 5:00 p.m.)
I meant to post this under Line's comment below, sorry (nfm) Lia (4/29/2007 8:30 p.m.)

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