The Farmer 



The French budget allocates ^f 1,200,000 a 

 year to the French Department of Agriculture. 



The English Department receives ^^i 56,000 a 

 year ; and to my mind it is astonishing to see 

 the amount of good work which that depart- 

 ment does on so small a sum of money. 



GERMANY 



Cultivated area, 79,580,000 acres. 



Total production of foodstuff, ;f4 17,000,000. 



Yield per acre, ^^5 5s. 



The above figures are taken from the State- 

 ment of German Agriculture specially prepared 

 for the Paris Exhibition of 1900, with such up- 

 to-date corrections as could be obtained. 



In Germany less wheat is consumed than in 

 England, and more rye. Taking the continent 

 generally, more cereals are consumed per head 

 of the population than in England ; at least 

 double the amount of milk and of eggs ; and 

 about three times the amount of vegetables. 



In England the consumption of meat is great 

 — the large consumption by the upper classes, 

 however, accounts to some extent for the higher 

 figures. (According to Mr. Rew's report). 



English labourers consume 87 lbs. of meat 

 per head per annum. 



English artisans consume 107 lbs. 



The corresponding classes on the continent 

 65 G 



