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But both beliefs are exposed as fallacies by a 

 glance at the statistics published by our Board of 

 Agriculture. There we find the following facts. 



The area of our grass land has increased at the cost 

 of the land under the plough. (See diagram No. 3.) 

 The head of stock has not increased in proportion. 



No. 3. How THE Arable Land of England and 

 Wales is gradually reverting to Grass 



The shrided portions show :tlie extent to which permanent 



pasture is slowly eating- into our land under the plough. 



Total cultivated area in 1914 . 27,114,004 



Arable land . . . 10,998,254 



Pennanenl grass . . . 16,115,750 



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