The Landowner 



from which the sugar has been extracted is, 

 when dried, an excellent article of food, which 

 remains good a very long time, and is easily- 

 transported. In connection with the leaf of the 

 beet, which can be given to the cattle either 

 green or dried, this provides almost as much 

 fodder per hectare as turnips do, so that there is 

 no need to reduce the quantity of cattle kept. 

 The cultivation of sugar beet greatly benefits 

 the land. The subsoil farming which it requires 

 increases the productiveness of the soil, and the 

 advantage thereby accruing is as great for the 

 tenant as for the landlord. I believe that the 

 introduction of sugar beet growing into England 

 would prove very advantageous to English agri- 

 culture, and not disadvantageous to German 

 agriculture. I consider that it is impossible to 

 extend the cultivation of the sugar beet in 

 Germany ; the demand for sugar is increasing 

 with the growth of the population and the advance 

 of the general well-being of the people. The 

 export figures must and can decline without af- 

 fecting the German sugar industry detrimentally. 

 " The third of the factors which have been 

 harmful to English agriculture is the total lack 

 of protection accorded by the State by means 

 of tariffs. When the corn duties were repealed 

 the price of corn sank ; lower corn prices mean 

 declining rents, and result in a diminution of the 

 area of cultivated land. On the other hand, a 



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