The Farmer 



worth annually from foreign countries. I have 

 not so far enumerated all the advantages which 

 might accrue to England from scientific organi- 

 sation. I have put the possible increase of 

 home produce at ^fg 1,000,000. I shall proceed 

 to indicate other sources of possible profit, 

 though the figures now will have to be more or 

 less conjectural. 



^g 1 ,000,000 



5,000,000 



5,000,000 



(1) Total suggested increase in home pro- 

 duced foodstuff 



(2) The milk supply of the country ought 

 to be developed to yield a further ... 



(3) If the loss from badly-handled manure 

 were reduced ... 



(4) If English railway rates were as low 

 as on the continent 



(5) If a complete system of co-operation 

 were created this would necessarily involve 

 the reform of the present system of marketing. 

 I have heard shrewd farmers belonging to a 

 strong co-operative society say that this as- 

 sociation stood them in half their rental. A 

 complete system all over the country would 

 do much more than this — would, I am con- 

 vinced, benefit the farmer to the extent of 

 his whole rent. 



This would at once mean some ^40,000,000 

 annually. 



Total benefit to British Agriculture ^101,000,000 



Some statisticians have worked out the amount 

 of foodstuff produced per agriculturist. This is 

 interesting, but not, to my mind, the right way 



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