AND so, indeed, it must have seemed to those countrymen of nearly a century ago whose incredulous eyes witnessed the beginnings of mechanised farming; whose ears, accustomed to the quiet rhythm of corn going down before the scythe, now rang with the rattle of strange contrivances. On the land, as in other spheres of human activity, the machine had come—to stay. But, however great its efficiency, inclement seasons and poor markets can still make vain the farmer's labour ... It is upon a sympathetic understanding of his problems that the Westminster Bank, ever since its foundation in 1836, has based its service to the farmer—an understanding born of long experience and an unusually close connection with the rural communities in this country.
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