Land Problems and National Welfare 



consume from 73 to 80 lbs. per head per annum, 

 excluding horseflesh.' 



I give this short precis of figures after having 

 studied every available publication on the sub- 

 ject. There is such diversity of conditions that 

 comparison is extremely difficult, and must at 

 best be wanting in complete accuracy. Also, 

 many of our English statisticians have, I 

 think, approached the comparison of foreign 

 and English conditions from the fiscal point of 

 view rather than from the purely agricultural 

 one. Further there do not seem to have been 

 any careful comparisons of international statistics 

 within the last 12 years or so, during which time 

 the home produce of the continental countries 

 undoubtedly has considerably increased. 



In each case the total amount of foodstuff 

 produced at home means the annual amount of 

 meat of all kinds, milk, poultry, eggs, market- 

 garden produce and grain grown to feed 

 human beings. The estimated value of grass 

 and hay is not included, as these in the main go 

 to produce meat or milk. 



In the above comparisons I have laid par- 

 ticular stress on the total amount of foodstuff 

 produced per head of the respective popula- 

 tions, because, as a rule, comparisons are made 

 between the yield per acre of wheat, barley or 



• France produces /'13 of foodstuff per head of her population : 

 Germany £•] 10 o : England £^ 14 o. 



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