64 FARMING ON FACTORY LINES 



A glance at another map given will show that 

 over a large area of Scotland and England conditions 

 as regards the amount of sunshine in August are the 

 same as those in Ireland. 



CONQUERING THE CLIMATE 



It is beyond the wit of man to alter climatic 

 conditions, but it is not a very difficult thing to alter 

 our tillage system, so that it better fits in with 

 exceptional climatic conditions. Nay more, we can 

 so arrange our methods of cropping that much of the 

 rainfall, which at present hinders tillage operations, 

 will facilitate them. 



Further, whilst we cannot cause the sun to shine and 

 to ripen our crops, we can modify our corn-growing 

 methods, so as to ensure our cereal crops receiving 

 a greater amount of sunshine during the ripening 

 and harvesting periods. 



We can, in short, conquer the climate, instead of 

 doing as we have done in the past, allowing the 

 climate to conquer us. 



