Fortunes for Farmers 



Finally, we must make some unpleasant 

 remarks. How is it that we are so far behind 

 in this matter of intelligent aid by the State 

 for agriculture ? We consider England and its 

 Government to be more enlightened and pro- 

 gressive than its neighbours on the Continent, 

 but wherever we turn (agriculturally) we find our- 

 selves very backward indeed. The Government 

 is only the people, and we farmers should have a 

 powerful voice amongst the industries. How is it 

 that we have been politically so impotent? Each 

 farmer must ask himself. It is a vital question — if 

 we shirk it we confess ourselves failures, and if 

 we answer wrongly we are undone. We must 

 answer it one way or another in the immediate 

 future. 



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