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germination of seed in Great Britain. Our best seed merchants 

 have long been aware of the desirability of purchasing and 

 selling their seeds upon a basis other than that of mere appear- 

 ance or price, but much remains to be done to level up the whole 

 trade of the country to the conditions of the firms of the highest 

 reputation. In Mr. Faber's book will be found the information 

 which explains how this has been done in Denmark. 



The impression left upon readers of this book will be one 

 of admiration for a country which has so effectively helped 

 itself. It has not depended upon State aid alone. It has been 

 assisted from time to time by the State, but the origin of the 

 improvements and the driving force to bring them into being 

 have come from the farmers themselves. It would appear that 

 in Denmark the traditions of the people and their educational 

 system enable them more quickly to appreciate the possibilities 

 of improvement and the means to carry them out. In this 

 country we lack neither initiative nor enterprise, but we seem 

 less ready to adopt and attempt new methods and less inclined 

 to combine and bring about improvements in agriculture than 

 is the case in Denmark. It is true that British Agriculture has 

 shown signs of new life within the last few years, and there is 

 evidence on all sides of concerted attempts on the part of 

 farmers to unite money and brains in the development of 

 agriculture. Those who are taking part in this union, those 

 who are interested in the development and reconstruction of 

 agriculture, and every teacher and student of crop production 

 and arable farming, will find Mr. Faber's book, " Forage Crops 

 in Denmark," stimulating and instructive. Mr. Faber is to be 

 congratulated on his enterprise in placing before British readers 

 so much that would otherwise be unknown, and we in this 

 country have reason to be grateful for his services. 



R. B. GEEIG. 



