Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-31
OF FOOD
THRILLING
Head of international Institute in Rome Looks for Devel
opment of Agricultural Progress Similar to That in
Industry During Past Quarter Of Century.

ROME. July 2g-Vast ana beneficial
changes i'm the worlds agricultural
situation are impending as a result Of
the war. affecting the welfare of every
farmer and tho entire population Of the
earth. is the opinion expressed To the
Associated Press by Marquis i. Cap
peii!, president OF the International
Institute of Agriculture. He also de-
clared hat there could toe, for the
present, 10 food famine in Europe or
elsewhere.
Il look for a development OF asrl-
cultural progress similar to that
which the world has seen in industry
during the past quarter Of 4 century,"
said Marquis Cappclli. The war has
educated the world and has made it
realize tho immensely OF the problems
connected with food supply.
People in cities who never gave q
thought To food or its price have every
where been compelled ia consider how
TO get food at reasonable prices.
Those who nave not felt the pinch OF
such prices. because OF their wealth or
thc!r E"m"tcness from Europe can only,
in some measure, understand what th!s
precious food means when told how in
N''' ''-iF 20 A'tAt-A3s4 lliEl IL -
riskei and lost their lives right on the
firing limo IN the cuGcavor to force
from their land this Indispensable
product.
rs there 4 romance more thrilling
'han their struggle OF peaceful labor
amid the crashing OF bomb ana shellP
one OF tho most aEouiHiuE qucstious
among all those which the light OF this
caiaciysm has brought into such strong
rc!leI - that OF the future of the food
supply for thc masses.
The record wag earned. the call!
10 arms IN every bellicercnt country.
absorbing al! III strength and youth
of the nations. together with the mobi-
l~lzation in some neutral lands. Tho de-
Structiun in close sequence on Invasion.
might not all these things prove 10 be
warnings that the grain crops may
possibly fan Short. and that famine
may make its appearance sooner or
later?
This institute in Rome has. | NAV
say. material ut hand enabling il to
consider this gravcst OF all questions
ilnpartiallv. seeing that il is an in
tcrRational institution founded and
supported by the government of cvcrv
civilized country in the world. Per.
sonal interest and impending contiu.
gencies DO not Interfere with these
energies. and they are available for
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ing OF the whole world.
NATIONS CAH REST ASSURED
OF PRESENT STFFICIESCY
In place Of Watching an unlimited
advance in prices brought about by un-
s%crupulous traders ana mcndacious re-
ports, eliminating in the approach OF
the spcctcr OF famine. as in former
days. the institute has definitely as
ccrtaincd thai last seasons grain
crops throughout tho world were dc.
cidedly greater han the normal har-
assured OF at least a siffic!cncy ro!
the present.
Nevertheless. have not the coming
crops 4 less promising outlook. on ac-
count OF the Drawbacks. which are so
real, already cn~umcratcd?"
81 would point TO the latest bulletin
of the institute demonstrating by con-
vincing figures that. even. If the APP
proachinS harvest should not prove so
abundant as the previous ones. the
prospect is Il better one than that Of
the averaGc during the preceding five
years.
But il will be at once
from me: Why then these unhcard of
prices of bread in Europe, ana why
these government measures In France
and Italy with the object OF reducing
Imports. by utilizing the production
OF flour more closcly?' In Italy, for
instance. ii is a fact that the present
law requires millcrs to obtain eighty
five kilos Of flour from 100 kilos OF
wheat. in place OF only seventy kilos.
ms usual. a change which renders tho
flour less white and attractive to tho
eye. but probably does not interfere
with its nutritivc qualities.
This sharp rise of grain prices in
consuming markets is the consequence
OF the immense enhancement In tho
cost of carrying from export to Inn