wheat area is increasing more rabidly than the population_.

Between 1901 and 1911 the percentage increase of the wheat area _was nearly
seven times greater_ than the increase of population; and the percentage
increase in the actual production of wheat _was nearly twelve times
greater_ than the increase of population. As these facts alone completely
refute the Neo-Malthusian argument, it is advisable to reproduce here the
official statistics. [82]

"The requirements of wheat [83] for the United Kingdom and the extent
to which Home and overseas supplies contributed towards these
requirements during the period under review can be briefly summarised
by the following table, viz.:

Normal Supplies Proportion of supply
Annual requirements
average Home Overseas Home Overseas

Million Million Million Per Per
cwts cwts cwts cent cent
1901-5 138.8 28.7 110.1 20.7 79.3
1906-10 143.2 31.9 111.3 22.3 77.7
1911-13 149.2 32.9 116.3 22.1 77.9

"The main sources of overseas supply are too well known to require
recapitulation here. The imports from the Dominions and India and their
proportionate contribution to the United Kingdom's total imports and
wheat requirements since 1901 have been as follows:

1901-5