FARMING ENGLAND By A. G. Street
Any book that helps us to get a clearer view of the problems of the English farmer is of great value at the present time, when most of the authorities are divided on the subject of whether the farmer is worth saving or not. Mr. Street, of course, a farmer himself as well as a distinguished writer, considers that our farms are among our most valuable assets, and he certainly makes out a very good case. In this book (Batsford, 7s. 6d.) he describes his tour of all the principal farming areas of the country, checking what the farmers tell him by what he sees for himself. It will not be Mr. Street's fault if the reader—whether farmer, theoretical expert, or mere coun- try lover—is not impressed by the unsel- fish care with which the English farmer has cherished his heritage, so that today his land is as rich (or potentially rich) as it ever was—unlike thousands of acres overseas already exhausted by over- production in the struggle for markets. Over 13o excellent photographs illustrate the text.
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