CHAPTEE II. 



AGRICULTURAL PROGRESS IN OTHER COUNTRIES. 



In this chapter it is proposed to consider outstanding 

 examples of agricultural progress achieved in other 

 countries, either as a result of a concerted agricultural 

 policy on the part of the government of the country, 

 or by means of organisation, scientific research and 

 propaganda. Agricultural populations are usually 

 unorganised and inert, and it is only in exceptional 

 circumstances that it is sufficient to clear the road 

 to progress and leave the farmers to seize the oppor- 

 tunity. On the other hand, the economic situation is 

 often such as to block measures that may be taken 

 for the application of scientific methods to agricul- 

 ture ; and in such cases, unless the way is cleared, 

 progress is, of necessity,- greatly restricted. It is 

 proposed to consider, in this connection, the cases of 

 Denmark and Germany, where sustained efforts of 

 both kinds were taken with conspicuous success ; of 

 England in the eighteenth century, where economic 

 measures in connection with the land were sufficient 

 to liberate forces which led to increased production, 



without any further direct intervention on the part 



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