He wished to make it perfectly cleat that although he had had long experience in India and occasionally mentioned. udi's activities in. cooperation, he was not for one moment Sugseating. that the' Indian aystem should be applied to China." He nought that China should be able coot from all countries the methods best suited to ther needs, He ce sidered the Chinese farmer was far Superior to the Indian farmer, but the latter' had certain advantages nien' the Chinese farmer. did. hot Altogether" possess, 'They hada troiled landlord "system, Jaw a order, irrigation where. wanted, and evenly distributed burdens of taxation." "with "those "advantages the Chinese farmer would be able achieve an. economic. independence Which would' eventually redound Breatly to the general prosperity the county as & whole.
Tu response "to" questions, Mr. Sirlekiand didn't advocate the use of agricultural machinery. in China, because the country as a, whole was not aufflentiy level and the holdings were not suelently Targe te justify Such purchases, even through cooperative societies In Tiely, for example, it had been dlecovered tha Savieultirat machinery" was a ificuls Dreblem for the ce-operative societies {o solve, because when the time cam for sowing even' the. most amiable wigs comity was apt to quarrel of the machine, wer the right {9 have the Bea To another questioner Mr, Sirckland disclosed the fact that in Shensi the ce-operative societies had done admirable work in helping the farmer to grade and market his colton But they were handicapped by the me curable reluctance of the farmer China, as in. other countries, To. sell his crops as scon as they were ready. There was such a tendency to wall for better prices, and if prices fell 8 cotton prices this year bad allen, uch specdtation would be disastrous, BUSLO, Lectare At the British Universities and 'Schools Luncheon Club the previous 'Tuesday, at the Metropole Hotel, Mr. C.F. Strickland, had already' delivered a similar' address, Mr. T. K. 'Tseng expressed the appreciation of the company for Mr. Strickland's admirable address, and Mr. Strickland was shortly' about to return to England, conveyed to him the good wishes of the club for a pleasant journey.
Among the guests present were Professor L. Forster, of Hongkong 'University, and Mr. Owen L. Dawson, Agricultural Commissioner of the' American Government.
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