18 THE GREAT WAR 



mile, whilst Great Britain has only 32 per square 

 mile. 1 



To further illustrate this question of produc- 

 tion, see the following four tables. They are 

 extracted from a pamphlet entitled "England's 

 Food," written by Mr. C. W. Fielding, of Ingle- 

 field Manor, Billinghurst.- The statistics are 

 founded on official reports ; they are excel- 

 lently arranged, and are most valuable for 

 comparative purposes. 



The difference in these rates of production is 

 not to be attributed to soil and climate, for in 

 these respects the United Kingdom is more 

 suitable for all-round cultivation than are any 

 of the countries referred to. The difference is 

 accounted for solely by the Land Systems 

 adopted. 



In this country yearly tenancies and large 

 farms are the rule. On the Continent smaller 

 holdings and cultivating ownerships prevail. 

 M. de Laveleye, the eminent Belgian economist, 

 states : "In Belgium there are lands so sterile 

 that it is the small cultivator alone who can 



1 For additional particulars, see " Land and Labour 

 Lessons from Belgium," by B. Seebohm Kowntree (Mac- 

 millan), 1911. 



