. A free farmer in a free state: a study of rural life and industry and agricultural politics in an agricultural country . vegetables. In 1907 the farmers in Zeeland bought through the co-operative societies in the villages i^ 142,500 worth of artifi-cial manures. That means for every 250 acres arable landover the whole province more than £g6. In 1911 theamount is much higher. Every village has its own societyfor buying feeding stuffs and manures. There are creditbanks in most villages. 13.—Is the Education of the Rural Population Superiorto that of Germany? North Holland.—It appears to me tha
. A free farmer in a free state: a study of rural life and industry and agricultural politics in an agricultural country . vegetables. In 1907 the farmers in Zeeland bought through the co-operative societies in the villages i^ 142,500 worth of artifi-cial manures. That means for every 250 acres arable landover the whole province more than £g6. In 1911 theamount is much higher. Every village has its own societyfor buying feeding stuffs and manures. There are creditbanks in most villages. 13.—Is the Education of the Rural Population Superiorto that of Germany? North Holland.—It appears to me that our education isof a higher order. * The phrase is the same in Dutch. R 2 26o A FREE FARMER IN A FREE STATE Groningen.—The difference between the education ofour people and those of West Germany may not be per-ceptible, but the people of the eastern parts of Germanyare much inferior in education to ours. Gelderland.—Dr. Frost, after being two years in Holland,said he must take off his hat to the superior knowledge ofour farmers, even the small ones. Limburg.—Not much —About the S60
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