THE STATE AS FARMER 7 



whole, and I fear that in this direction there 

 will be a shortage of men and women for some 

 years to come. In one particular we are in 

 a better position by far than when this subject 

 came first to be discussed. The advent of 

 the motor has relieved us from the chief 

 difficulty which lay before the organiser. 

 Transport need not present any obstacle now 

 to the due development of the most far- 

 reaching scheme ; vans and wagons of every 

 size, power, and shape will be forthcoming 

 promptly when needed at reasonable prices. 

 There is no longer a prohibitive charge for 

 these things in the matter of convenience and 

 efficiency, and time has thus been almost 

 annihilated by speed. The ideal motor for 

 each district and trade will soon be worked 

 out when the work itself begins. 



In general we may consider that nature 

 itself lays down the rough sketch-map which 

 we have to use in deciding upon the kind 

 of farming which is applicable to a district. 

 Here is arable, here is pasture ; here are 

 woods, and here heather and sparse blades 

 of grass upon the cliffs. But it must be 



