The Landowner 



has not every man his duty towards his country ? 

 They would reap a present reward in increased 

 interest in the land which would more than com- 

 pensate, if they are the right sort of men, for a 

 diminution in the bag of game. 



Again I do not think that landowners feel, as 

 it is essential that they should feel, the transition 

 that has taken place and the changed attitude 

 of the people at large towards the land and 

 landowners. 



Although many of my readers have un- 

 doubtedly read Herr von Zelter's most interest- 

 ing articles in the " Morning Post," I reprint them 

 here by permission, as it is interesting to learn 

 the point of view and the criticisms of a foreign 

 landowner and practical agriculturist. 



"In Germany 17,500,000 people are employed 

 in agriculture, in England 980,000. The area of 

 the land devoted to agriculture is, of course, 

 greater in Germany, but it is not large enough 

 to account for this difference in numbers. The 

 German agriculture feeds a nation of 62,000,000 

 people, produces furthermore 20,000,000 double 

 cwts. (about 2,000,000 tons) of sugar, and alcohol 

 enough to dominate the world's markets. The 

 English agriculture furnishes only one-seventh of 

 the food required by a population of 36,000,000, 

 and, notwithstanding the fact that the consump- 

 tion of sugar is greater per head of the population 

 in England than in any other country, does not 



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