Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-26
NOTEWORTHY RESULT OF INTER-
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF
AGRICULTURE.
STATES SECURES
ADOPTION OF SYSTEM
For First Time Government Takes
Movement Seriously and Sees Oppor-
tunity for Much Good-Prics Resu-
Iaton to Sc Ono of tho Benefits De-
rived by Universal System.
Especial Correspondence

Especial Correspo ndence].
Washington, June 26.-The most
noteworthy result of the biennial con-
ference of the International institute Of
agriculture. recently held in Rome was
the success of the American delegates
IN securing the adoption by the forty
eight countries participating of the
American system OF presenting crop
reports This action is Ions step TO-
ward the realization Of the dream or
David Lubin, the promoter or lhs
great organization, Of doing away with
this giant evil" the evil caused by
unnecessary price fluctuations. 1t was
for the purpose of removing this eVli
that this eccentric but able man WORK
ed for years until finally his tireless
energy and outspoken arguments won
the ear of Victor Emmanuel, king OF
Italy. and the institute is now staole
organization. supported erthusiastlcal-
ly with the money OF the nations or
the world.
This is the first time the United
States government has taken the IN
stitute seriously. so to speak. me or
ganization was formed in 1905 and I'M
Ill now this country has been con-
tented with instructing its ambassa-
dor to Italy to attend some or the
sessions and thus perfunctori!y repre-
sent the United States. Such repre-
sentation was courteous but not prac-
teal: and VIXEN congress finally au-
thorized an appropriation to enable
representative delegation to go from
q " =
men ava!lab These were Represen-
tative David J. Foster. of Vermont
chairman of the delegation and former
chairman Of the committee on foreign
affairs Of the house Of representatives:
Charles F. Scott, Of Kansas. former
chairman OF the committee on agricul-
ture of the house; Victor H Olmsted
chief statistician Of the department OF
agricuIture; DR.. Z. Dana Durand, OIL
rector Of the United States census. and
General Edgar r. Champaign, OF Mas
sachusetts.
DELEGATES Return Enthusiastic.
Representative Foster returned TO
Washington a shert time ago, full OF
enthusiasm for the new cause ana
deeply convinced OF the value OF the
institute to the farming interests.
1T may be said that the United
States has little TO learn In the mat
ter Of farming from foreign countries.
said Mr.. Foster. but If l could TAKE
our American farmers to Italy ana
show them the results Italian FARMERS
are obtaining thru intensive cuitiva-
ton, I think they would agree with
me that we have something to learn
If we should cultivate our crops as
they do theirs, we would produce
enough to feed the world. one OF the
Canadian delegates said to me that he
never was 50 surprised II his life as
when he saw the Italian farm laborers
going thru the fields of wheat and oats
and actually wedding them. Not only
does the cereal thus get air and sun
shine but all the strength Of the soil.
and the results are astonishing. Every
inch Of soil is utilized Grape vines
are trained to run around the fields
and in the waste places, which would
be left bare in this country, mulberry
leaves are grown to feed the SIX
worm. which the farmer keeps in his
house.
Questions Discussed.
RI tell you it was a mighty impress
sive scene when the picked men Of
fortv-eisht nations assem- bled TO dis
cuss agriculture: not with the old idea
of I came, l saw, I conquered but TO
serve-to develop the greatest industry
on the face Of the earth. More than
e5 per cent Of the territory and popu-
lation Of the civilized world was rep
resented at Rome in this gathering.
The organization is only in its infancy.
It will not stop with the question of
production but will take up all the
problems which concern the farmer.
Distribution, for example, is as i'm
portant as production. The consumer
is as deeply interested as the farmer
so It comes about that actually the
whole world has reason to interest 1t
self in this movement. 1t is working
to secure for the world an abundance
Of food products at reasonable rates
and for the farmer reasonable compen-
sation for his work. The international
as Mr. Lubin said it would be- a great
factor in civilization.
Adopt American System.
II presume" continued Mr.. Foster,
that the most important work done
by the conference was the adoption Of
the American system of crop reports,
thus introducing uniformity Of report
ing among practically all the countries
Of the world. This system. as you
know, is product Of the United
States. W'c not only have developed !:
to such point Of perfection that the
final estimates are found to be not
more than / per cent Of the way but
we invented the system. It is based
on the standard OF 100 for normal con-
ditions and reports are made with ref
erence to that. Formerly, to give a
rough illustration, Russia would send