(iPJ KKl'OUT OK OFKICP: OF KXPKRIMKNT STATIONS. 



Rural cfonomy iiicliulcs the. study ot" tlic cliariictcr and history of 

 the subject as ju'crmiinary to a course outlined as follows: 



l*ri>ihu-lion of mjrinilhiral irealih. — Agencies of agricultural i)ro<ln('tion. Land. 

 Division of land properties. Reducing and increasing the size of farms in France and 

 other countrii'H. Statistics on the division of land properties. Divisions in crop jiro- 

 duction. Inii>rovenients of land. Valuation of farms. Rents in their relation to 

 the fertility of the soil. Capital in agriculture, its utility and function. Capital 

 invested ami capitid for running expenses. Elements of expense and theories relat- 

 ing thereto. Systems of farming. Change from one .system to another according 

 to economics or other coinlitions. Agricultural estates. A <letailed monograph on 

 some estates under different systems of management required. Organization and 

 administration of estates. Methods of soil management. Direct returns. Rent for 

 cash and on shares. Estates luider managers or superintendents. Agricultural labor 

 (men, animals, machines, periods of activity). Live stock and its economical 

 aspects. Statistical an<l comparative study of plant and animal production in France 

 and other countries. 



Circnhitinn of aijnrnltural v^ealtli. — Exchange. Division of agricultural lal)or and 

 specialization in jiroduction. International commerce in agricultural jjroducts. The 

 French system of customs, its history with reference to the products of the soil. 



Credit. — Credit as based on real estate, personal jiroperty, or confidence. Credit 

 institutions of France, such as the Credit Foncier and Credit Agricole. Mutual 

 credit associations in France and other countries. 



Distribution of agricultural wealth. — Distribution of proceeds among the factors of 

 production. Fluctuations in rents and prices of land in France during the la.st cen- 

 tury. Agricultural iTises. Agricultural profits. Salaries and their variation. 



Consumption of agricultural wealth. — Development of the consumption of agricul- 

 tural products. Influence of markets on production. Agriculture and imposts. Dis- 

 tinction between imposts affecting the proprietor and those affecting the renter. 

 Land tax. Comparisons with other countries. 



Agricultural accounts.— Their utility. Net returns in agriculture. Methods of farm 

 bookkeeping. 



In addition to the above, lectures on agricultural colonization arc 

 given at the agricultural .school at Grignon. These lectures have ref- 

 erence to Tunis. The following topics are considered: Land laws, 

 crops, stock raising, organization and administration of estates, capital 

 invested and profits. 



The lectures on rural legislation present a study of civil, adminis- 

 trative, and commercial laws, together with other legislation of agri- 

 cultural interest The following is an outline of the three important 

 subdivisions: 



Civil lau\ — Study of the second book of the Civil Code. Contracts. Sales. I^eases. 

 Privileges and mortgages. 



Administrative laiv. — Administrative jurisdiction. Administrative bodies and offi- 

 cers in arrondissements, departments, and the State. Powers of mayors and prefects. 

 Water laws, roafls, and waterways. Dispossession. Boundaries. 



Commercial laiv. — Merchants and commercial transactions. Commercial jurisdic- 

 tion. Commercial papers, bills of exchange, etc. 



The class work is sui)plemented b}^ excursions to different estates 

 for the purpose of inspecting and studying the management. 



