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Consumption, defined, 91, 93 goods, 11, 96, 116 of coal, 97 of commodities, 72, 91, 93 of copper, 96 of fibers, 100 of fuels, 97 of lead, 96 of petroleum, 98 of zinc, 96

Cost of electrical power, 99 of living, 31, 65, 72 Credit, defined, 201 farmers have had too much, 49

Economic classes, viii, 105 position of engineers, 162 of farmers, 63, 67, 72, 76, 77, 104, 110, 148, 160, 166 restrictions, 57, 62, 64, 67, 70, 124, 129, 163, 169, 171 unbalances, 12, 14, 41, 43, 62, 67, 90, 102, 105, 108, 110, 116, 125 Economics and biology, 15, 17, 174, 181, 184 and psychology, 15, 17, 184 of farming, 45 quantitative, 2, 9

Eight-hour day, vii, 17 in Belgium, 22 in France, 22 in Sweden, 22

Engineers, economic need for, 206 function of, 16 position of, 162

Europe, prices in, 68 productivity in, 68

Farmers as capitalists, 44 classes of, 43 have had too much credit, 49 indebtedness of, 54 inefficiency of, 55 position of, 13, 43, 63, 67, 72, 76, 77, 104, 110, 148, 160, 166 wealth of, 50