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Show BELGIANS ARE TO ; TEACHJNGLISH Experts to Prepare Land in England for Intensive Cultivation. (Correspondence of The Associated PreSS.) London. Dec. 25, England is to reap from the agricultural skill of the Belgian farmers, who are exiles in Great Britain. As a token r their appreciation of English hospitality, the queen of the Belgians has suggested sug-gested that the agriculturalists from her country instruct English farmers in the system of Intensive cultivation which has made Belgium famous the world oer committee headed by Sir Paget has been appointed and arrangements ar-rangements are being made to delegate dele-gate Belgian experts who will direct their fellow countrymen in preparing English land for intensive cultuation. The English and Belgians alike are eager to have all the Belgians return to their homes as soon as possible, but meantime there is a. desire to make the Belgians as little burden as possible on England and the agricultural agricul-tural colony plan has been hit upon as a desirable means of employing Belgians where they will not be in direct competition with Englishmen. As man . as five crops of egeta-bles egeta-bles are grown In .i slnele year by the Belgians on tracts under glass Only rough frames with ordinarv win dow glass are required for this work. These Belgian farmers make these themselves and in many places in England they are already employed preparing the frames. The Belgian knowledge of soil culture cul-ture is the secret of the great success suc-cess the farmers of the little kingdom have achieved. A tiny tract of land is sufficient to support a Belgian Bel-gian family in comfort and the refugees refu-gees are willing to impart their knowi-d?e knowi-d?e of soil treatment to their English hosts who are in no sense competitors competi-tors in the continental markets doml nated by the Belgian gardeners. oo |