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Although this book is much out of date it contains use- 

 ful information as to the former condition of land tenure in 

 France, Germany, Belgium, Russia, Ireland, the United 

 States, and other countries. There are eight different 

 authors who express various opinions about the systems of 

 land tenure which they describe. In Germany the land- 

 lord and tenant system flourishes, particularly in Prussia ; 

 but in various parts peasant proprietorship also exists. 

 France is essentially a country of small peasant proprie- 

 tors. The ease with which land can be transferred is a 

 factor of success in peasant proprietorship both in France 

 and Germany ; but I may point out that it has to be 

 remembered that the maintenance of the standard of living 

 of the peasant population depends in France on the fact 

 that the population is stationary in numbers and in Germany 

 on the enormous and rapid growth of industries, and the 

 consequent attraction of labor to the towns. 



English Farming : Past and Present. By R. E. 



PROTHERO. (Longmans, Green & Co., London. 1912.) 



This is one of the best of numerous books dealing 

 with the history of English Agriculture. The Appendix 

 contains an interesting bibliography of early books on 

 agriculture down to the year 1700 and numerous tables of 

 statistics. 



A Pilgrimage of British Farming. By A. D. HALL. 

 (John Murray, London. 1913.) 



This book gives a remarkable picture of farming in all 

 parts of the United Kingdom as carried on immediately 

 before the war. The small holdings of Wales, Scotland and 

 Ireland as well as parts of England are described equally 

 with the large commercial farms. Market gardening, 

 dairying, agricultural co-operation, the effects of rising 

 rents, and many other topics are dealt with. 



