South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-08
OUTLINE PROGRAM
OF AGRICULTURAL
INSTITUTE WORK
To Give More Attention TO
Increasing of Food
Production.

WASHINGTON. D. c., Jan. s.
More attention 70 the collection and
distribution Of the worlds agricul-
tural statistics and the working out
Of methods 10 increase food pro-
auction will be undertaken by the
international Institute Of agriculture
according 20 Leon VI. Estabrook,
chief Of the bureau OF crop estimates
OF the United States department OF
agriculture. who recently returned
from Rome. where he attended the
fifth general assembly OF the insti-
tute The American delegation. OF
which Mr.. EstabrOOk was a member,
placed special emphasis on the col
lection of worldwide statistics
which will give indication Of the
supply and demand Of food products
and assist in stabilizing prices. The
delegates from western Europe.
realizing the vital need Of increasing
food production in their own coun-
tries. urged the institute to give
special attention TO ways and means
Of increasing yields Of crops and the
production of live stock.
In addition TO Mr.. Estabrook. the
American delegation included Har-
vey ]. Sconce, OF Illinois, one Of the
active founders OF the American
Federation OF Farm Bureaus. who
represented organized agriculture,
and Thomas r. Hunt, dean of the
College of Agriculture of the Uni
versity Of California, who. while on
his sabbatical leave from the uni
versity is representing this country
as permanent delegate TO the in
stitute Mr. Estabrook was able TO
attend the institute while in western
Europe TO collect information for
the department on the present and
prospective supply. market, and dis
tribution Of agricultural products,
Want Dcccnnial Census.
The representatives OF the United
States, although few in number,
were most active The American
delegation recommended that decen-
NAL censuses be taken in all coun-
tries. including farm population
number Of farms. acreage. yield per
acre. total production Of crops, and
members of live stock. Ii also in
sisted that the monthly and annual
reports Of the institute include more
complete international statistics on
live stock and meats. as we'll as
production and surplus stocks of
other products. These resolutions
were approved by the general as
sembly, and the permanent commit
tee was instructed 20 bring them TO
the attention OF each adhering cOun-
~.
Advocated Reorganization.
The American delegation advo-
Gated the reorganization of the in
stitute TO reduce the number Of per
manent employees by eliminating the
less efficient help, and recommended
that higher salaries be paid TO the
permanent delegates end more eff
cient mem bers OF the staff This
was supported by the delegates from
England, Japan, and China, but was
opposed by France and other coun-
tries Of western Europe. The latter
were opposed 20 the proposition
partly on the point OF order that II
was new business and could not be
considered before the next general
assembly. and partly because they
are mainly interested in obtaining
information on plant diseases and
insects, rather than in the collection
of statistics.
The Importance Of closer contact
between the institute and farmers
organizations was emphasized. The
institute invited the several govern
Inents to give graduate students OPP
portunity to take advantage OF its
international library Of agriculture.
scientific. economic, and social re-
searches. and to study the farming
methods of Europe under the inn
mediate guidance of its own per-