Die weniger ausgeprägte Bodenverbundenheit der englischen Farmer sowie die Vermutung, daß die Altersstruktur bei Vollerwerbslandwirten im allgemeinen gün- ###>The English farmer's less marked attachment to his land and the fact that the age structure among full-time farmers is possibly more favourable than among those who combine farming with another job (in which case the farming business is probably being phased out), explains the far higher proportion of younger farmers in England and Wales.