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But I believe that the greatest results would he efTectcd 

 rather by altering the type of implements now in common 

 use ; each implement should be put to the test : " Is this really 

 economic ? " 



Take for example the question of wagons and carts ; in 

 most countries these are two foot six inches lower than ours, 

 that means a saving of a two foot six inch lift on every 

 spadeful thrown into the wagon, and from careful observation 

 I am convinced that this means an extra 50 per cent efficiency 

 for the worker engaged in wagon filling. 



Again, the up-to-date drill for seeds or artificial manures 

 can be worked entirely by one man, whereas most of our drills 

 take a man and a boy, and some require two men and a boy, 

 and yet do not cover half the ground that the one-man drill 

 doe?. 



There is no doubt room for great economies in these and 

 other directions, in fact it is essential that we should study 

 scientifically the question of the output of the individual 

 worker, both from the purely mechanical point of view and 

 from the combined manual cum mechanical point of view as 

 well. 



