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cattle that is, our capital invested in live-stock ; and by this means 

 we could make ourselves self-supporting for a very considerable period. 

 At the present time it takes about 6 Ibs. of corn food to produce 1 Ib. 

 of pork. In a time of emergency we should aim at eating as much 

 of the corn ourselves as possible and live upon our stock of live-stock 

 in the country. He thought that during an emergency we could 

 look forward to making ourselves quite independent of imported foods 

 during a time of complete blockade, if we had a larger area of arable 

 land. The nation must decide whether it will face the risk of an 

 interruption in its imports of food, or whether it will try to secure itself 

 by stimulating home production by some form of permanent guarantees, 

 such as the temporary measures recently promised by the Prime 

 Minister. 



QUESTIONS. 



Question : Is it possible to turn grass into arable land and still produce 

 milk? 



Answer : It has been demonstrated many times that, by the readjust- 

 ment of farm management in particular cases, arable crops can be grown 

 and dairy farming carried on successfully. 



Question : Does the lecturer think that large scale farming would 

 be as productive as a comprehensive system of small holdings with 

 implements and distribution worked co-operatively ? 



Answer : I am a warm advocate of co-operation, but anything done 

 with small farms organised co-operatively could be done as well, or 

 better, with large farms. There would be the difficulty of the 

 simultaneous demand for implements owned co-operatively everybody 

 would want them at the same time. 



Question : The lecturer said that the housing question was one of 

 low wages. Having regard to the enormous amount of money required 

 for higher wages, does not this lead up to nationalisation of the farming 

 industry ? 



Answer : I am sure that it is a question of wages. The landowner 

 will tell you that he cannot afford to build cottages for 2s. 6d. a week 

 rent, and labourers cannot pay more. Of course nationalisation 

 may come. Any policy for the development of farming must depend 

 for its success upon the way the people in the industry come into line. 

 If they don't come into line, we shall have to have nationalisation. 



