《宋史·列传·卷一百四十》
范如圭又说 ：现今实行的屯田法，每年所有的收获，都被官府全部征去，而官府每年发给种田士兵的服装和粮米仍和过去一样，使致力耕种的人断绝了赢余的念头，懒于农事的人也没有饥饿之忧，因贪图微小的利益，损害了国家的大政方针，因图谋眼前的利益，妨碍了政府的远景规划，这就是屯田法实行很久一直未获成功的症结所在。
而田卒赐衣廪食如故，使力穑者绝赢余之望，惰农者无饥饿之忧，贪小利，失大计，谋近效，妨远图，故久无成功。
Fan Rugui said: "According to the current屯田法 (farming by soldiers), all the annual harvest is taken away by the government, while the clothes and grain distributed by the government to the farming soldiers remain the same as before. This makes those who are dedicated to farming lose the idea of making a profit, and those who are lazy in farming have no worries about hunger. Therefore, the long-standing屯田法 has not been successful."