Causes of Small Yield 



which, under other methods of farming, 

 could be put to far better use from the 

 national point of view. 



In Table X. Mr. Fielding shows how the 

 land of the United Kingdom might supply 

 the nation with a vastly greater amount of 

 cereals than at present; and Tables VIII. 

 and IX. show how much greater might be 

 the production of fruit, vegetables, poultry, 

 and dairy products, and how the head of live 

 stock might be increased. It will probably 

 be asked : " If the land could do all this, why 

 is it not doing it? If it were really to the 

 advantage of the farmer to increase his pro- 

 duction he would do so ! " 



The three main reasons why the land has 

 not been put to proper use are — 



(i) The conditions affecting the agricul- 

 tural industry in the United Kingdom 

 have been in the past more unsatis- 

 factory than those existing in any other 

 country. Easy access to capital has 

 been denied to the farmer. At present 

 it is harder for him than for any other 

 section of the industrial community to 

 borrow money. Railway rates in this 



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