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already given, it is suooosted tiiat cleiiientiin' aoriculture l)e taught in 

 pi-iiiiarv .schools, or through tho ostablishment of special winter 

 schools or courses. As a means for elonientarv training these were 

 especially commended. For the higher schools of agriculture, sugges- 

 tions for their location, equipment, curricula, etc., were made, and it 

 was suggested that the universities direct their courses more toward 

 the application of the various sciences to agriculture. 



Papers on the relation between geological formation and agricultural 

 value of soils, the degree to which soil fertility may ])e determined by 

 chemical analysis, and the utilization ot water in agriculture were pre- 

 sented in section 3. 



In section 4 the subject of bovine tuberculosis was the principal 

 topic of consideration. Papers were read on its spread, proph3daxis, 

 etc. The sanitar}^ regulations of different countries were reviewed 

 and the necessit}^ of such measures pointed out to those nations not 

 having such laws or regulations. 



Section 5 considered papers on the improvement of the sugar beet 

 by selection and cultivation, the use of alcohol in the industries, and 

 the use of molasses and unrefined sugar as feeding stuffs. A number 

 of delegates gave their experiences with sugar and molasses as feeding 

 stuff's, the use of which seems to have been followed with remarkable 

 results. 



The sessions of section 6 were in the main given up to the discussion 

 of colonial agriculture, particular attention being given to the condi- 

 tions for the culture of sugar cane and cotton. It was believed by a 

 number of those taking part in the discussion that the ])roper condi- 

 tions for cotton culture would T)e found in many of the colonies of 

 European countries. 



Section 7 received papers on the rust of cereals, diseases of cane, 

 diseases of coffee, the protection of useful birds and animals, etc. At 

 the instance of this section the general session adopted a series of res- 

 olutions looking toward the establishment of an international confer- 

 ence committee on plant diseases and their control, the object being to 

 study simultaneously the diseases of various economic plants. A pro- 

 visional committee was ai)})ointed from those in attendance and was 

 directed to organize the international connuission and to outline the 

 scope of its work. Those designated for this purpose are: Delacroix, 

 Eriksson, Fischer-Waldheim, Laurent, Prillieux, Sorauer, and Went. 

 To this list there were added by the section: Frank, Marshall- Ward, 

 Wiesner, Rostrup, Galloway, Linhart, Targioni-Tozzetti, Cuboni, 

 Jaczewski, Fischer, and Chodat. It was also determined to publish a 

 periodical bulletin giving the practical results of the studies of the 

 connuission. 



Among the subjects suggested for investigation by this commission 

 is cereal rusts. It was recommended that the various nations where 



