THE POLICY OF THE PLOUGH.
(To THE EDITOR OFT= "Sirscreron."l SIR,—While not dissenting from your contention that ordinary land under the plough will yield more produce than the same land under grass, I cannot agree that it will in the majority of cases bring more profit to the cultivator.. To the non- agriculturist your farm trading account will give a false idea of the prosperity of the industry, for it shows a profit of more than 100 per cent. on the capital. And the question arises whether the amount of capital employed can be correct. The sales of produce from so small an acreage are wonderful; but where did the live stock come from? None are shown to have been bought, while the value of those sold is £114 15s. 7d. They cannot have consisted of rabbits, or the sales of corn would not have been so large.—I am, Sir, &c., H. W.
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