OBJECT OF THIS PUBLICATION 



The Belgian Department of Agriculture, thought it 

 would be useful to issue, for the International Exhibition 

 of St. Louis, a publication illustrating the principal 

 services of the department, and giving an idea of the 

 Rural Economy of the Country and the organisation of 

 Agricultural Instruction. 



The exhibits referred to in this pamplet are divided 

 into two groups : 



i The group of Rural Economy ; 



2 The group of Agricultural Education. 



The chapters concerning the administration of the 

 Department of Agriculture have been drawn up by the 

 various divisions of the Department. 



The information concerning Rural Economy and Schools 

 has been furnished by the collaborators who have contri- 

 buted to the organisation of the various sections. 



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CLASSIFICATION IN THE CATALOGUE 



These tw 7 o sections are classed in the catalogue as 

 follows : 



Groups 78, 83, 84 

 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



GROUP OF RURAL ECONOMY 



Group 83, classes 5o6 (see class 14), 507, 5o8, 

 509 (see class 14), 5io, 5n (see class 14) 



