The covers are rubbed, else the book appears to have never been read. "Farmers are working harder and smarterbut reaping fewer rewards. Why? As commodity prices fall, farm bankruptcies rise. Why....(Agriculture and National Unity ) outlines an argument to redirect agricultural effort towards the home market....The book reviews the ideas of some early founders of agriculture, Deakin, Earle page and John McEwen. Australian agricuture needs a new outlook if prosperity is to be returned to farmers, and this book offeres a few clues as to how it should be done" (back cover)