68 AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENTS AND RESEARCH 



A reference library and well-fitted laboratories are two 

 essentials for the proper equipment of a scientific agricul- 

 tural department, and the compilation of a museum should 

 result from the careful arrangement of the material 

 collected and examined. 



In describing the organization of a scientific section, it 

 will be clear that I have had in mind for the most part 

 the requirements of the country in which I recently 

 undertook the organization and formation of an agricul- 

 tural department. It is only necessary to add that the 

 model indicated is that which has been applied to Egypt, 

 and that certain modifications would be found necessary 

 in every country in accordance with the local conditions. 

 In the main, however, it would probably be found adapt- 

 able to many tropical or sub-tropical countries. 



