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recorded separately, in the prescribed order followed in the 

 Bulletins. 



Mention is made, of course, of the sources of all infor- 

 mation published. It is intended that the abstracts themselves 

 shall contain, as far as possible, some of the more important 

 data, and describe some experiments, noting the concrete 

 deductions to be drawn therefrom : so as to save the generality 

 of readers the need of consulting the original publication 

 (often not easily available), at the same time pointing out to 

 specialists its value and importance. 



Precedence in each Bulletin is given to official communi- 

 cations, and then to general agricultural information of national 

 interest to the countries of which the special Bulletin treats. 

 Then will follow information on research publications and 

 on provisions regarding the special branches of agricultural 

 science and practice in each country, or that concern its 

 agricultural interests. 



For each country the subjects are arranged in the fol- 

 lowing uniform order: 



OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS. 



Direct official communications from State authorities to the Inter- 

 national Institute of Agriculture. 



AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION. 



I. Information on extent of territory, population, acreage of crops, 



production, live-stock, on trade in chief agricultural products. 



II. Legislative provisions and measures taken by the State for the pro- 



motion of agricultural production. Information regarding Mini- 

 stries and Departments of Agriculture, or other State departments 

 connected with agriculture. 



III. General considerations and inquiries into the conditions of agricul- 

 ture in the country. Tenure of land in its relations to production 

 and to technical instruction. Typical farming. 



Soil-surveys. Agricultural development. Projects or recent work in 

 land-reclamation and conservation, in irrigation, in afforestation. 



IV. Agricultural Societies and similar institutions. Their action in pro- 

 moting experimentation and encouraging the technical progress of 



