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must be to raise this. We have indicated this by the use of 

 levels. 



If, as in most tropical countries, the average level of agri- 

 culture is level 1, then all the factors A must be first attended 

 to. In Ceylon, for instance, capital is the weak point, in other 

 countries it may be land, or education. But it must be clearly 

 understood that all must be attended to, to raise the level to 2. 

 After that, the factors B come in and of course an Agricultural 

 Department may be working at B while the Government attends 

 to A. 



The generally weak point in most tropical countries, as in 

 Ceylon, is capital, and until the provision of this in some form 

 is attended to, progress is impossible. 



It must be clearly understood, as has been indicated at 

 various points, that all parts of the problem hang together. 

 If cattle are to be improved, their food supply, and the tools 

 they are to use, must be improved also. If better quality of 

 fruit is to be produced, manure must be used, and a market 

 found for the new produce ; and so on. 



