Preface to the Second Edition. xiii.
rRoOPACE


TO THE


Second Edition of “Agricultural Changes.”


HE first edition of this book was printed for
private circulation, and many copies were
given away—mostly to people personally un-
known to me. From the numerous letters I have
received asking for advice, and the many agricul-
tural visitors to the farm from Scotland and
England, I am now satisfied that a book on the
subject is urgently needed. I therefore publish
what I have previously written, and have added
an account of our most recent experiences.
I may add that my object throughout has been
to show how the farmer can steadily improve his
condition and the fertility of the soil, and at the
same time diminish his expenditure. I need
hardly say that, under the present conditions and
future prospects of the labour market, these
points must be carried out in order to place our
agriculture on a sound footing.
ROBERT H. ELLIOT.
Currron Park, November 7th, 1900.
xiv. Preface to the Third Edition.
