THE POSSIBILITIES OF AGRICULTURE. 



5/ 



Laveleye's conclusions are still good, and that only 

 one inhabitant out of each ten to twenty requires im- 



Fio. 2. Proportion ot the cultivated area which is given to cereals 

 altogether, and to wheat, in Belgium. The square which encloses 

 the wheat square represents the area given to both wheat and a 

 mixture of wheat with rye. 



ported food. The soil of Belgium supplies with home- 

 grown food no less than 490 inhabitants per square 



