CATTLE. 



1914 .. 5,119,445 



1915 . . 5,280,947 



1916 .. 5,403,665 



This means an increase of nearly 300,000 head in two 

 years in England. 



In the early part of 1917, Mr. Prothero as the New 

 President of the Board of Agriculture appealed to the 

 Farmers to grow Potatoes and they have done it, as the 

 following figures for England and Wales show : 



AREA. CROP. 



1917 507,987 acres 3,339,995 tons 



1916 427,948 2,504,516 



Increases 80,039 835,479 



Submarine warfare has made the importation of food 

 difficult, hence the present Government Policy is generally 

 speaking that British Farmers are asked to produce the 

 maximum amount of essential Food Crops for the Country. 

 Much of the food required will therefore be produced in this 

 Country for the duration of the war ; but as to where it will 

 come from after the war is over, and what will then be the 

 position of British Agriculture, will depend very largely on 

 the lessons that this country has learned since the war began. 

 In the meantime however, the Food problem resolves itself 

 into two main heads, viz. : Increased Food Production 

 and the Distribution of same to the consumer. 



STIMULATING PRODUCTION. 



Everyone will agree that the Board of Agriculture has 

 made great efforts to stimulate Food Production. They 

 have set up a new Food Production Department in London, 

 War Agricultural Committees in each County, and later on 

 their County Executive War Agricultural Committees, 

 to the latter of which they have delegated considerable 

 powers. They have provided these Committees with a 

 constant stream of information, suggestions, Reports, &c., 

 in order that they may stimulate the production of essential 



