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The Leagfiie of Exhibitors of Agricultural ^lachinory stron^jly pro- 

 tested against present methods of making field trials, and especially 

 against the classifying of machinery in supposed order of merit on 

 the basis of such trials. After long discussion the followiufj resolu- 

 tion, offered by F. B. Lohnis, inspector-general of agriculture of 

 Holland, was adopted : 



The first Congress of Agricultural Engineering considers that the methods 

 employed of testing agricultural machinery are devoid of uniformity, and that 

 the results of trials carried out in different countries are not comjiarahle with 

 each other, and that consequently an international connuission will he consti- 

 tuted to carry out arrangements to secure uniformity in the regulations for 

 trials. 



The commission nominated the folloAving international commission: 

 Austria, J. Kezek; Hungary, V. Thallmayer; Russia, B. .Goriatch- 

 kine; France. M. Kingelmann; Germany, G. P^ischer; Holland, S. 

 Lako; Belgium, J. Pyro; England, Sir Ernest Clarke; the United 

 States of America, W. H. Beal, of the Office of P^xperiment Stations. 

 The international commission was requested to present a report upon 

 uniformity of trials at the next congress, which is to be held i.i 

 Vienna next year. 



The congress also adopted the following recommendations : 



(1) To estahlish trial stations in agricultural countries that do not at present 

 posse.ss them. (2) To institute in each country i-epreseuted at the congress a 

 commission whose duty it will be to draw up a progrannue of trials of agricul- 

 tural machinery, in taking into account the reconnnendations of the congress. 

 (.''.) To institute a second congress of agricultural engineers, of which the prin- 

 cipal objects will be to discuss the programme of the commissioners and prepare 

 a general programme ui)on these reports. (4) The congress decides that the 

 agricultural industry, agi-icultural instruction, and agricultin-al engineering 

 should be represented in equal proportions ;\t future congresses and that the 

 different governments should he asked to send delegates. 



In many of the Euroi^ean countries extension of the use of agri- 

 cultural machinery is retarded 1)\' the fact that nnich of the land 

 is divided into such small holdings that large machinery can 

 not l)e employed to advantage. A result ;)f the discussion of this 

 point was the passage of a resolution in favor of exercising private 

 initiative, with a view of exchanging small holdings and gi'ouping 

 them torrether so that thev can be cultivated bv means of modern 

 machinery. 



The importance of educating farmers up to an appreciation of the 

 advantage of using more labor-saving machinery and removing prej- 

 udice asrainst such use received nnich attention, and methods of or- 

 ganizing courses of instruction in construction and use of machinerj'^ 

 and (•ooj)erative purchase and use of labor-saving machinery were 

 discussed. The congress passed a resolution in favor of schools being 

 formed in all countries for the mechanical instruction of farm hands. 



