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more wheat per acre than the land in any other 

 country. This is a misleading statement. On 

 the Continent the occupying owner grows wheat 

 on poor land that is not used for that purpose in 

 England. 1 



DIFFERENCE IN PRODUCTION 



The following table shows the number of live 

 stock per square mile of territory in different 

 countries : 



It will be seen that Belgium stands first in 

 cattle. Belgium too has more goats than sheep, 

 whereas the number of goats in Great Britain 

 is insignificant. Besides this Belgium, in pro- 

 portion to its area, keeps more pigs than any 

 other European country, having 101 per square 



1 It answers his purpose to do so even though the yield 

 is smaller ; but of course it lessens the general average of 

 the wheat production of his country. 



