We have written in one of our leading- articles on
the importance of the potato. It is probably no exaggeration to say that the potato stands between the nation and the pinch of want. No doubt those who are responsible for food production am urging every one who comes within reach of their influence to grow as many potatoes as possible, to grow the beet kinds, and to grow them in the best way. But when every just tribute has been paid to officials who have inspired a considerable improvement in the liroductiveness of • British agriculture, the fact remains that a vast number of people do not come under this influence. Every one hears and reads a great deal about National Service, but to far too many people it is a mere phrase, an abstraction. The majority have never applied it to themselves or- to the adaptation or regu- lation of their lives. They know that it means something important, but they are not quite sure what.
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