Smith, throughout the article, presents the difficulties faced by many farmers, and they are intended to be difficulties that may not necessarily be recognized. Without acknowledging the opposition and the different perspective, Smith decides to write to readers he believes are poorly informed. This is evident in the way the arguments put forward are relentless and no alternative ideas are provided. While there would almost certainly be opposition to ideas such as moving subsidy money to different farms, opposition to this initiative goes unacknowledged. Building on all previous arguments and introducing a new one that suggests oppression, Smith concludes by stating that a “new food economy that ensures growing good food also means making a living” (14.1) is necessary, and be formed by establishing a new system. This is placed at the end to be a lesson to the reader, so that he feels that the establishment of a new system is vital to the well-being of