Social Commentaries

Fertile Lands and Mammoth Cheese

by James McIntyre 1827–1906

From Poems (1889)

Social Commentaries

In barren district you may meet
Small fertile spot doth grow fine wheat,
There you may find the choicest fruits,
And great, round, smooth and solid roots.

But in conditions such as these
You cannot make a mammoth cheese,
Which will weigh eight thousand pounds,
But where large fertile farms abounds.

Big cheese is synonymous name,
With fertile district of the Thame,
Here dairy system's understood,
And they are made both large and good.

MLA

McIntyre, James. “Fertile Lands and Mammoth Cheese.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/mcintyre/62/.

Chicago

McIntyre, James. “Fertile Lands and Mammoth Cheese.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/mcintyre/62/.

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