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improvements," in the way of social and economic progress, 

 has naturally resorted to the main principles of agricultural 

 organisation, and has also developed them at a rate and 

 with a comprehensiveness hardly to be surpassed elsewhere. 

 This latter fact is well brought out by the following Table, 

 which gives the total number of agricultural co-operative 

 associations in Japan in the years mentioned : — 



The figures for 1909 give the position on June 31st, 

 whereas the others are for December 31st in the years 

 mentioned. The former thus show an increase for six 

 months only. The total of 5,149 is made up thus : — 



Total 



5.149 



The estimated number of members of these societies on 

 June 30th, 1909, was 445,092. 



As indicating the eagerness of the Japanese to profit by 

 the experience of other nations, it might be mentioned that, 

 at the request of the Central Association of Japanese 

 Agriculturists — a like request subsequently being received 

 from the Home Department of the Bureau of Local Affairs, 

 Tokyo — the author of " The Organisation of Agriculture ' 



