CHAPTER IX 

 Conclusions 



The whole object of this short book is to 

 show that the land of the United Kingdom 

 is undercultivated, that it is not carrying the 

 number of people it is capable of carrying, 

 and therefore that it is not employing the 

 number of labourers and cultivators that 

 reasonably it could be expected to employ. 

 On the positive side the land could and 

 should be made to produce more. In every 

 branch of agriculture there is room for 

 increased production. The tables given 

 throughout this book clearly show that there 

 is very little fear of over-production in this 

 country. Gluts of fruit and vegetables do 

 occur, but as a rule they are due not to 

 over-production, but to want of organization. 

 It is not a question of increasing the 

 amount of home-grown cereals or beef, but 

 of increasing the supply of both. Special 



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