78 THE LAND AND ITS PROBLEMS 



to adjust the effect of the differences in the price of the 

 agricultural produce of the two countries. 



DIAGRAM III 



This shows how the i co-acre unit is cropped in England 

 and in Germany. 



The circle represents lOO acres ; and at a glance we 

 see how much more, of every main crop, is grown in 

 Germany per lOO acres than with us. It is only in the 

 case of the proportion under grass that we stand far ahead 

 of Germany. And it is precisely for this reason that the 

 I co-acre unit in the United Kingdom only yields, in 

 total produce, about one-half of the produce it does in 

 Germany. Yet remember our soil is better than German 

 soil — -our climate on the whole more favourable to agri- 

 culture ; yet ico acres in Germany is made to feed far 

 more people than it does here. 



Why is this so ? 



The answer is that the steady advance in production 

 in Germany, apart from her tariff policy, is due to : 



(i) The fact that the importance of agriculture to 

 the nation has been fully realized by the Government 

 and the people. 



(2) The systematic organization of agricultural edu- 

 cation. 



(3) The improvement effected in the technical methods 

 of the farming community. 



(4) The widespread adoption of co-operation and 

 organized credit. 



(5) The comprehensive application of science to the 

 land. 



