Appendix I. 



THE island of Guernsey in the English Channel, 

 only from four to seven miles long, and three to 

 four miles wide, supports a permanent population 

 of 41,000 and an additional visiting population each year 

 of about 30,000 persons. Only 11,623 acres are under 

 cultivation, but if the glass houses and frames were 

 placed in line they would extend for twenty-eight miles, 

 or all around the island, and up the centre for almost 

 its entire length, and would average about 10 feet in 

 width. The farming lands are valued at twelve htmdred 

 dollars ($1200) an acre, and are rented at 10 per cent, 

 of their value. The exports of this land in fruits, vege- 

 tables, flowers and cattle, amount to more than two 

 and three-quarters millions ($2,752,000) annually. In 

 addition to this, the farmers produce all that the 71,000 

 persons consume, as well as hay, oats and forage for 

 horses and cattle; and about $500,000 worth of butter, 

 poultry, eggs, pork and beef. At a conservative esti- 

 mate, the island produces about four and a half millions' 

 ($4,500,000) worth of farm and garden stuff each year, 

 or a little less than four hundred dollars' ($400) worth to 

 the acre. 



Don't you think we Americans, with our improved 

 machinery and intelligence, can get much more out of 

 our land — when we try? 



If the State of New York were all cultivated and popu- 

 lated at that rate it would produce nearly $15,000,000,000 



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