Abstract

We need offer, we hope, no apology to our readers to advert to this subject. The one idea that has engrossed the attention of all men during the past five years is the question of food, more food and nothing but food. States- men have from public platforms regretted the lack of re- sources of the farmer in producing more food grains. Pastors from their pulpits have exhorted their flock to do their duty by the country. Publicists and capitalists have spared no pains in emphasizing the production of food grains on an adequate scale. Soldiers at the front, the disabled, the invalids and children at home have all clamoured for food. Thus the cry has been for food everywhere though the agencies of production were lamen- tably fast decreasing on account of the war.

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