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English Farming, Past and Present. By R. E. Prothoro. (Long-

mans and Co. 7s. Gd. net.)—Mr. Prothero's admirable book appears unchanged in a second edition. He had intended to shorten it as Minister of Agriculture, he has been unable to do more than add a brief preface, insisting on the importance of banishing party polities from the work of reviving agriculture, which, thanks to the German submarines, we all now see to be urgently necessary. Mr. Prothero'a learned and tomperato historical survey of English farming may be heartily commended as an introduction to the subject.