Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-25

The general assembly of the 1nterna-
tional Institute Of Agriculture will meet
in Rome in the early part Of May. The
United States will send six delegates to
the meeting and they are already al"
ranging for their departure OF the mis-
sion. The delegation will be headed by
Victor Olmstead Of the Department OF
Agriculture and e. Dana Durand, direc-
tor Of the census. The sessions OF the
institute will last about a week and will
serve az q clearing house for the worlds
progress in agriculture during the past
two years.
The institute is the outErovth of con-
ference held in 1915, when steps for It's
organization were taken and recon-
mendations made to the governments OF
the world that they support it. Forty
eight governments have ratified the artf-
cles. Each government is entitled to GER
tain representation in the affairs OF the
institute, based upon the amount Of sup
port 1t contributes. The ruling body of
the institute is the general assembly,
made up of all the delegates. When it is
not in session the affairs are under the
| supervision OF a permanent commits
sion. consisting of one representative
| from each supporting nation. Under
tIle UICtt1OH OI lHlS POdTu VI ulTet-
tors. it were. the administrative Of
ficers carry forward the work, which in
wolves all but per cent Of the earths
landed area and all but > per cent Of its
population.
Accompanying one of the monthly bull
letins of the institute is a map showing
in graphic form the proportion of the
area OF the earth not covered by the op-
erations of the institute. South Arerica
probably has a greater area uncovered
fh0n all tho in6er IF tho world n
gether. Bolivia. Panama. Venezuela.
Paraguay and Colombia show In the
black of non-co-operating territory. In
Asia. Africa and North America there
are only few splotches Of black on the
otherwise white map. but. with these ex-
ceptions. the entire earth is shown In the
| light colors Indicating cooperation.
No other international association in
existence embraces more territory than
this one. It is
Territory Embraced fitting that this
Is Large One. . lnoe'a the m ns ,ori uo'
Of the earths Inhabitants are en-
gagged In agriculture. The scope of the
| work Of the association is broad. includ-
ing everything that will assist in uplift-
ing the work Of the farmer, making his
energy more productive and his profits
| more certain. One Of the principal activ-
| tiles is the gathering of such statistical
Information as will enable the farmers of
the world to market. their crops more in
diligently. Unless he is afforded
world-view of production the farmer has
no chance whatever to profit by the law
Of supply and demand. The statisticians
declare that even when he does market
his products to a disadvantage he does
not transfer the advantage to the con-
sumner. but to the we'll posted middleman,
| who Is able to harvest the advantage be-
fore the farm products reach the con-
sumner.
In its statistical service the interna-
the United States. 1t was the chief clerk
of the American Department of Agri-
culture, c. c. Clark, who organized 1t.
and he is the agricultural statistician Of
the institute. The whole world is COW
cred, and gradually standard Of sta
which will make the reports of the whole
world comparable. In this way every
intelligent producer in the world may
have full information in the sale Of his
crops. The fact that the harvest season
occurs at varying times in different coun-
earth into number Of statistical zones
which are laid out with reference to the
time Of seeding and harvesting.
Every month the institute issues a bull
| letin modelled after the United States
Crop Reporter.
Issues Bulletin This gives sub
Regarding Crops. same information n
about inferno tional crons that is oiver NV