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planation as each act is porfornicd. in all the operations wblcli deal with the 

 plaiitiiifr, develo])nient. and niana;ieuiont of a fiirui property of the kind and 

 iniportaniv which the school should have in mind. 



D. In order to complete agricultural education, the American countries should 

 keep in view: (1) Supplementary establishments for agricultural and experi- 

 mental development su"h as agricultural experiment stations, laboratories of 

 vegetable pathology and vitology, special stations, agricultural statistics, etc. ; 

 (2) the development of extension teaching through the medium of 'demonstra- 

 tion farms, by the aid of local farmers, and, in general, by all the means of 

 propaganda which enable agricultural instruction to reach the farmer himself 

 so as to guide him in his work. 



E. The secondary and i)ractical-elenientary agricultural instruction, as well 

 as the different activities involved in otHcial agricultural propaganda, should 

 be organized systematically in accordance with the needs of the country, and 

 should be placed in charge of the executive power, for the attainment of which 

 I)urpose the government should possess a central administrative mechanism, 

 capable of regulating the system and controlling its results; a ministry of agri- 

 culture, with its dependencies, being the most eflicacious of all. 



F. In order to awaken and stimulate a desire for agricultural study, the 

 section of agronomy and zootechnics believes: (1) That the primary schools 

 in the country, and even in cities in agricultural districts, should include com- 

 pulsory agricultural education as an integral part of their course of study ; 

 (2) that in the courses of study in normal schools, instruction in theoretical 

 and applied agriculture should be included, in order to render teachers capable 

 of giving such instruction in the primary schools. 



The thought of the South Americans on this matter is readily seen to be 

 similar to that of North Americans, and while the importance of agricultural 

 education is not j-et so fully recognized as in the United States, nor the schools 

 now established so well equipped, the foundations are being laid for excellent 

 worl:. 



In research work, comparatively few papers were presented, but some inter- 

 esting ones were read on veterinary science and zootechnics, horticulture, 

 soils, and plant pathology. Experiment stations are not numerous in South 

 America, but those which are established, as for example, at Sao Paulo in 

 I'irazil. at Santa Catalina in Argentina, and at Santiago in Chile, appear to be 

 doing good work, especially in agronomy. 



The action of the congress in selecting Washington as the meeting place for 

 the second I'an-American Scientific Congress is of great interest to North 

 American.s, and our exiteriment station men will then have an unequaled oppor- 

 tunity to become acquainted with the agricultural leaders of South America. 

 The congress will be held during the year 1912, the exact date being left to 

 the organization committee, which as appointed by the Santiago congress is as 

 follows: I'rof. L. S. Ki»we, University of Tennsylvania, chairman; Hon. John 

 I'.arri'tt, I>irector Bureau of American Itepublics; Hon. E. E. P.rown, U. S. 

 Commissioner of Education; Prof. W. IT. Holmes, Chief Bureau of Ethnology, 

 Smitlisoiiian Institution; and Mr. (Jeo, M. Konnnel, P.ureau of Animal Industry 

 of this ncpartnit'iil. 



Seventh International Congress of Applied Chemistry. — This body is to meet 

 in London May li7 to June 2. The congress will be organized into sections of 

 analytical chemistry, inorganic diemistry, metallurgy and nnning, explosives, 

 organic chemistry and allied industries, industry and chemistry of sugar, 

 Htarch industry, agricultural choniistry, hygi«'iie, medical and iiharmaceutical 

 i-heiiiislry, bromatology, phot<igraphic chemistry, electrical and physical chem- 

 istry, and law, i)olitical economics and legislation with reference to chemical 



