Increase of Arable 



half is grown in the United Kingdom and 

 one half comes from extraneous sources, so 

 that if this increased yield per acre is 

 achieved, the nation will be practically self- 

 supporting. It is not suggested that we 

 could all at once produce the whole of this 

 extra amount of food, but it is well to 

 remember that the land of the United King- 

 dom is potentially capable of producing it. 

 Some will say that our climate is against 

 us, but in Denmark they are producing 

 nearly £'] worth of food per acre under 

 climatic and soil conditions infinitely less 

 favourable to agriculture. The question 

 now follows, what changes in method are 

 necessary to win this increased yield per 

 acre ? 



A. Arable Land. 



The big change to be effected in our 

 system of farming is greatly to increase the 

 area under the plough, and to lessen the 

 amount of permanent grass. Arable land if 

 properly handled produces more food per 

 acre than does grass land, and it also em- 

 ploys many times the number of labourers 



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