MR. LLOYD GEORGE'S AGRICULT1JRAL KNOWLEDGE.
[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] Sin,—Mr. Lloyd George's speech at Bedford reminds one of the following passages from Mark Twain's story of " How I Edited an Agricultural Paper" :- "Turnips should never be pulled, it injures them. It is better to send a boy up and let him shake the tree. The guano is a fine bird, but great care is necessary in rearing it. It should not be imported earlier than June or later than September. In the winter it should be kept in a warm place where it can hatch out its young."
How Mr. George's "Agricultural Scotch Friend" must have chuckled when he read the Chancellor's speech and saw bow successfully he had pulled his leg! At any rate, there is now one thing upon which all parties appear agreed, and that is, the very limited knowledge of agriculture of the Chancellor of the Exchequer.—I am, Sir, &c., V.
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