ABSTRACT

The position of Turkey at the junction of the east and the west gives it peculiar advantages. There is thus a strong historical basis for the belief that Turkey can again acquire a far richer and more powerful agricultural economy than it has to-day. In the British Empire and Commonwealth under conditions which have some similarity to those of Turkey, there are many crops grown which might well be of great use. All the information collected in these and other eastern countries is at the disposal of the leaders of Turkish agriculture, and no-one would be happier than the workers in India or Egypt if the results of their work led to successful developments in Turkey. Already in some directions of agricultural production, Turkey leads the world and dominates the markets of Europe and elsewhere. Anatolia is the home of the mohair goat and the remainder of the world depends on Turkey for its supply.