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Show Figures on Future World Population Sir Oorpe II. Knlbbs gives Miff i-n-nt estimates of the possible population of the world, ranging from 2,0-12.'X)O.-I If tin; world- existing population inert-used In ratio of (). it. linker's estimate es-timate of possible inerea.se In the United Unit-ed States agricultural area to U,'S2,-00,O( U,'S2,-00,O( if all existing arable land in the world could .support three persons per aeri. and a final maximum of 13,-I 13,-I lO.OUO.WXi if an average of a person per two and one half acres applied to I I he whole land surface of the world. t Assuming that the present standard of living Is retained, together with the present national prejudices and egoisms, ego-isms, Sir George considers it doubtful u lielher the population will ever reach the n,000,000,000 limit. If man better co-ordinates ills effort .so as to Involve less expense In nonproductive effort, then possibly the advance of science may enable the 7,000,01.10,1 00 limit to lie reached. |