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t-ereals during- the war, there is little hope of counting' 

 ler among our prospective customers for cereals. 



On the contrary, there is the possibility of France 

 becoming an exporting country, for so near is her an- 

 nual consumption to her production (she has the larg- 

 est wheat area in proportion to her population in Eu- 

 rope) that it is computed, based on her normal^ produc- 

 tion per hectare, that if she will but increase her pro- 

 duction by six per cent., which she easily could through 

 better tillage and by adopting mwdern methods and la- 

 bour saving devices, she could undertake to supply all 

 England's needs, and since during the war she is re- 

 ported to have imported enormous quantities of Amer- 

 ican farm-machinery and gone in extensively for im- 

 proved tillage we must be prepared to see her export- 

 ing, especially in the years of bountiful harvests. 



Neither Italy or Spain have ever been counted as 

 permanent customers. 



Great Britain, or better said. England, then re- 

 mains as our best prospective client in the future, the 

 same as she has been in the past. 



But in England is where the most active steps 

 have been taken to lessen the necessity of importing 

 cereals . 



POSSIBILITIES OF DEVELOPING 

 AGRICULTURE. 



The possibilities of relative development in Agri- 

 culture are much greater in England than in Germany 

 as the following shows: 

 Pre-war. Germany. England. 



Acreage 133,585,000 77,721,256 



Cultivated 78,000,000 47,000,000 



Woods 34,000,000 3,000,000 



Production. Tons. 



Wheat and Rye .... 15,000,000 1,568,700 



Potatoes 50,000,000 5,000.000 



Hay 36,000,000 14,000,000 



Herds and Flocks. 



Cattle 20,000,000 12,000,000 



Cows 11,000,000 4,500.000 



Sheep 5,000,000 29,000,000 



Pigs 22,000,000 4,000,000 



France: annual consumption of wheat 40 million quarters 

 all grown in France: England, 32 million quarters, 8 millions 

 grown in England. 



