Present Methods 



fields to grass, or letting them fall down to 

 that strange and mixed herbage of bad 

 grasses and weeds still technically called 

 grass, was obviously the easiest method. 



But now conditions have changed. The 

 area of virgin soil is being reduced, popu- 

 lation in the New Countries is increas- 

 ing, and the consumption of their own pro- 

 duce is increasing with it. Further, our 

 farmers are now in a position to develop 

 co-operation and to organize their industry, 

 if only they will make the effort to do so — 

 it is a truism that an organized industry 

 can make head against competition where an 

 unorganized one must fail completely. This 

 fact was recognized in other countries as soon 

 as the competition of the New Worlds began 

 to make itself felt, and measures were taken 

 which saved the agricultural industry from 

 the depression it suffered here. 



In those parts of the country where the 

 rainfall is heavy grass is economic, but only 

 so if properly treated. Even in the west 

 and south of England, where owing to 

 climatic conditions a large area under grass 

 must be retained, it would be often better 



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