THE INTERNATIONAIv INSTITUTE OF AGRICUIvTURE. 



Origin of the Institute and Summary of the International Treaty, 



The International Institute of Agriculture was established under the 

 International Treaty of 7 June 1905, which was» ratified by forty govern- 

 ments. Sixteen other governments have since adhered to the Institute. 



It is a government institution in which each country is represented 

 by delegates. The Institute is composed of a General Assembly and a 

 Permanent Committee. 



The Institute, always confining its attention to the international 

 aspect of the various questions concerned, shall : 



(a) collect, study, and publish as promptly^ as possible, statistical, 

 technical, or economic information concerning farming, vegetable and ani- 

 mal products, trade in agricultural produce, and the prices prevailing in 

 the various markets ; 



(b) communicate the above information as soon as possible to those 

 interested ; 



(c) indicate the wages paid for farm work ; 



{d) record new diseases of plants which may appear in any part of 

 the world, showhing the regions infected, the progress of the diseases, 

 and, if possible, any effective remedies ; 



{e) study questions concerning agricultural co-operation, insurance, 

 and credit from every point of view ; collect and publish information which 

 might prove of value in the various countries for the organization of agri- 

 cultural co-operation, insurance and credit ; 



(/) submit for the approval of the various governments, if necessary, 

 measures for the protection of the common interests of farmers and for the 

 improvement of their condition, utilising for this purpose all available 

 sources of information, such as resolutions passed by international or other 

 agricultural congresses and societies, or by scientific and learned bodies, etc. 



