Land Problems and National Welfare 



of Lord Winchilsea's movement, and so can be 

 classed with the older societies. 



The Royal Agricultural Society is the organisa- 

 tion most in the public view. It issues the best 

 of agricultural year books, and it holds a great 

 annual show, which attracts the attention not 

 only of the United Kingdom but of agriculturists 

 throughout the world. This association has 

 done splendid work in helping to bring English 

 stock up to the high level at which it stands, 

 and in putting before the cultivator who visits 

 the show the most up-to-date machinery of all 

 sorts. But to my mind the moment has come 

 when it should make a new departure, and 

 actively concern itself with the practical educa- 

 tion of agriculturists of all classes. 



I believe one or two of the county agricultural 

 societies have already shown some interest in 

 practical farm classes, and if all county societies 

 whose finances permit would aid the local educa- 

 tion authorities to develop this kind of work 

 much good could be done. I do not know if 

 it would be possible for the executive council 

 of the Royal to send out a recommendation on 

 this point to the county societies. 



The Royal Agricultural Society takes no part 

 whatever in politics, and therefore does not come 

 into the category of those other agricultural as- 

 sociations which I wish to describe in some detail 

 — associations which are consciously or uncon- 



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