This collection of addresses by Horace Curzon Plunkett, delivered during his tenure as Vice-President of the Council of Agriculture, provides important insights into the challenges and opportunities facing agricultural producers and policymakers at the turn of the twentieth century. With a focus on Ireland and the United Kingdom, this book offers a unique perspective on an important period in agricultural history. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.