PRODUCTION 79 



As an example of the effect of the apj-iHcation of science 

 to the growing of sugar beet the following diagram is 

 instructive : — 



DIAGRAM IV 



Professor von Rumkcn of Berlin summarizes the 

 German view of agricultural education in this way : — 



" The great progress that agriculture has achieved in 

 Germany during the last quarter of a century is the 

 result of the union of practice with science, and proves 

 that money spent on research and on education brings 

 in a high rate of interest, and is compensated for by 

 increase in land taxes and of revenue from the State 

 railways." 



This is an economic fact wliich, alas, is not appreciated 

 in this country. The net result is, as we have seen, 

 that Germany provides more home-grown food per loo 

 acres than we do : a result due partly to the increase 

 in production per acre, which took place between 1888 

 and 191 3, but even more largely to the method of cropping 

 in general vogue. 



'I'he area under corn is large and, note well, the head 

 of live stock carried per 100 acres in spite of this fact is 

 also large— generally larger than with us. With us the 

 whole discussion is one of " horn " (live stock) versus 

 corn ; yet the example of continental agriculture 

 proves that both can be developed together. Of this 

 truth we have demonstrations at home if we would 

 only open our eyes to see them. 



Lincolnshire is one of the foremost " arable " counties ; 

 yet the head of stock carried on its farms, which are as a 

 rule two-thirds arable and one-third grass, compares 

 lavrjurably with the grass - land farms of the western 



