VOLUME INDEX. 



NOTE. A full i</ will it //riW when the evidence it complete. 



ALUM i\, J. Jun.; \V. 1). M.NKOL; John 

 >n-:\\AKT; Gilbert DAVIDSON and 1). Me 

 I.AUI..V ou behalf of the National Farmers' Union 

 of Scotland 14,340-14,881, App. 1. 



Agricultural depression ... ... 14 1-12-14,444 



Arable land, conversion to grans ... 14.010-14,661 



Barley, prices 14,481 



C outs of production : 



Enquiry, difficulties 11,392-14,394 



Explanation of figures t>ub- 



mitu-d 14,358-14,368, 



14,409-14,418, 14,420-14,438, 14,459- 

 14,460, 14,490A-14,4fc6. 14,503-14,606, 

 14,659-14,665, 14,702-14,717, 14,768, 

 14,777-14,783, 14787-14,801, 14,844- 

 14,850, 14,788-14,793, 14,814-14,824 



Value 11,342-14,354 



Drainage, State loan desirable ... 14,<197-14,498 

 Education rates ... 14,454-14,458, 14,864-14,872 



fallowing J4,543-14,544 



Farmers : 



AcopunUteepiiig ... 14,369-14,371 



Attitude as regards Government 



interference or free market... 14,675-14,089 



Balance sheets 14,355-l<I,3o7, 



14,566-14,570, 14,754-14,764, U,767, 

 14,772-14,776, 14,784-14.786. 

 Farms, equipment, drainage, etc.... 14,513-M,51C 



Fertility of land, decrease 14,374-14,378, 



14,419-14,421, 14,580-14,694 



Foreign competition 14,803-14,806 



Guaranteed price : 



Amount 14,386-14,391, 14,554-14,553 



Attitude of National Farmeis' 



Union of Scotland 14,832-14,843 



and Control over cultivation 14,654-14,664, 



14,748-14,750 



Need for 14,517, 



14,520-14,624, 14,639-1 4,680, J4,6oo- 

 14,689. 



Ratio between cereals 14,859-14,863 



and Subsidising of other indus- 

 tries 14,668-14,674 



Hay, costs of production 14,490A-14,495 



Hay and Straw, commandeering of, 14,826-14,831 



Horse labour K,693-14,(;!>7, 



14,741-14,717, 14,844-14,849 



Hours 14,379-14, :M. 



14,446-14,461, 14,612-14,620, 14,718, 

 14,721-14,725, 14,875-14,879. 



Implements 14,358-14,364, 



14,416-14,418, 14,769-14,771. 

 Labour: 



Casual 14,599-14,608 



Coste 14,559-11,560, 14,690-14,697 



Increased staffs 14,583-14,586, 



14,695-14,608 

 Land: 



Leasehold system 14,531-14,533 



Purchases by farmers 14,384-14,385, 



14,608-14,'. 1 2 

 Sales ... 14,632-14,663, 11,807-14,813 



Security of tenure 14,654-14,658, 



14,631-14,633 



Livestock, oosta . 14,702-14,710, 14,797-14,801 

 Date, cost of production and prices, 



etc 14,395-M.I<>2 



14,436-14,438, 14,478-14,480, 14,778- 

 14,780, 14,851-14,853. 



Overtime 14,445, 14,462-14,463, 14,199-14,602 

 Potatoes, cost of production and 



price. 11.;. 



14,469-14,476, 14,477, 14,562-14.563 



Prices 14,552 



Profit* . 14,726-14,728, 14,765-14,766 



Rates 14,818 



Rente 14,506-14,507, 11.528-14,530 



Shoep keeping 14,637, 14,539-14,642, 14,711-14.717 

 Turnip. 14,429-14.431, 14,738-14,740 



\Vo K -. ...14,439-14,441. 



14,650-14,663, 11,734-14,737 



ALLISON, J., JUN. continued. 



Wheat, cost of production, prices, 



etc 14,39S-14,402, 



14,432-14.434, 14,781. 14,483-14,485, 

 14,487-14,490, 14,851-14,858. 



(.AliDNKK, .lame:., representing tin- 

 National Farmers' Union of Scotland 12,742-13,439 

 i;\p, ni 11. , ;i- Chairman of District 



Agricultural Wages CommitU-c ... 13.2 1 1 13,24 

 Si/,. ,,f f iirm, class of land, rent, &c. 13,207-13,222 



Agricultural depression, '80's uud 



'90's 13,179-13,189 



Agricultural development, impor- 

 tance of, and means ... ... 12,809-12. > In 



Agricultural Holdings Act 12,866, 13,025-13,045 

 Agricultural stagnation ... ... 13,42 



AraMe land, conversion to grass ... 13,304, 13,3-V.I 



Heet 13,347-13,350 



Capitalisation of industry 12,926 



Compensation for unexhausted 



manures ... 12,862-12,869,13,029-13,046 



Co-operation ... 13,013-13,014,13,157-13,168 



Co-operative creameries 12,997- 



12,998, 13, 148-1 3. 1.'* i 



Cost of production 12,749-12,750, 13,339-13,344 

 Education, lectures, *<. 12,746, 12.7<C, 12.71I7, 

 12.7W, 12,905 12,!>H>, 12.95.-,, 13,10.-, 

 13,120, 13,234-13,237, 13,249-13,259. 

 Farmers, Scottish: 



Attitude us regards State Inter- 

 ference ... 12,804-12,807, 12,880- 

 12,881, 12,902-12,904, 12,964-12,967, 

 13 12113 123 



Effects of war on attitude of ... 13,318-13,344 

 Farms, equipment, drainage, Ac. ... 12,746, 



1-'. 7 78-12, 785, 12,984-12,989, 13,021- 

 13,023, 13,309. 



decreased Fertility of land 12,958- 



12,959, 13,010-13,012 



Foreign competition ... 13,178-13,183, 13,420 



(la me, destruction of crops by, and 



proposed remedies ... 18,748, l'J,7Sii I2.7!)4, 



12,870-12,879, 12,916-12,917, 13,086 

 13,103, 13,184-13,186, 13,201-13,204. 

 Germany, agriculture ... ... 13.137 



Guaranteed Price : 



Amount 12,762,12,961-12,963, 



12,968-12,969, 12,975-12,977, 13,139- 

 13,141, 13,177, 13.223, 13,292-13.2:* I. 

 13,420. 



Basis ... 12,978-12,983, 13,173-13,176, 



13,224-13,226 

 Connection with system of land 



tenure 13,430 13,436 



Need for ... 12,811-12,830, 12,984, 13,166- 

 13.168, 13,190, 13,296-13,317, 13,325- 

 13,344, 13,368-13,366, 13,418-13,427, 

 13. 128-13,429. 



Period 13,139-13,140, 13,234 



Itcsults 13,298, 13,307-13,308 



Subsiding of other industries 13,303, 



13,310, 13,314-13,317 



Horse labour ... 12,757, 12,848-12,849, 13,000- 



13,007, 13,238-13,241 

 Hours : 



Comparison with industrial 



work 12,842, 12,893-12,901 



Details 12,882-12,883 



Reduction ... 12,764, 12,756-12,757, 



12,843-12,847, 12,886-12,892, 12,918- 

 12,919, 12,936. 



Settlement by Voluntary Dis- 

 trict Conciliation Com- 

 mittees ... 12,756, 12,831-12,835, 

 13,267-13,277, 13,389-13,397 



Implements, price, Ac. 12,767, 13.23^13.241, 



13,261-13,263 



