August 5, 1910] 



SCIENCE 



171 



grown in the vicinity of Ft. Vermillion at 

 an average yield of 24 bushels per acre. 

 Two stone mills and a modern roller mill 

 are established at this point, which is 350 

 miles north of Edmonton. The wheat 

 grown is probably not the best but appears 

 to be of fair quality and has a fine appear- 

 ance. 



A similar line of reasoning to that in the 

 above statements, which will not be given 

 here in the desire for brevity, will lead one 

 to the conclusion that European Russia 

 may increase her production at least 600,- 

 000,000 bushels or to a total of 1,300,000,- 

 000 bushels. Argentina's wheat produc- 

 tion has increased with unusual rapidity 

 since 1904, reaching now an average of 

 over 150,000,000 bushels. Three times that 

 amount, or 450,000,000 bushels, is a low 

 mark to set for that country's attainment 

 by 1950. The most perfectly adapted 

 area of the country for wheat lies in the 

 southern part— old Patagonia— and is yet 

 largely unexploited agriculturally. The 

 wheats of best quality so far produced in 

 Argentina come from the Chubut district 

 in the northern part of this area. 



The possible increases in foreign pro- 

 duction just mentioned amount to about 

 1,500,000,000 bushels, which, added to the 

 . 900,000,000 bushels increase estimated for 

 this country, gives a total of 2,400,000,000 

 bushels increase in production for the chief 

 exporting countries. On the basis of pre- 

 vious relations of population to wheat pro- 

 duction, and considering the increase in 

 substitute foods that is sure to occur, the 

 world will require, we may suppose, about 

 5,500,000,000 bushels of wheat by 1950, an 

 increase of 2,000,000,000 bushels over pres- 

 ent production. The above estimated total 

 increase more than' satisfies this require- 

 ment. 



M. A. Carleton 

 U. S. Department op Ageicultuee 



MISS MATILDA H. SMITH 



The older members of the American Asso- 

 ciation will learn with regret of the death of 

 Miss Matilda H. Smith, of Pittsburgh, Pa. 



Miss Smith, with her sister, Miss Jennie M. 

 Smith, has frequently been in attendance at 

 the meetings in past years and has always 

 taken a great interest in the advancement of 

 science in a broad way. 



Some years ago, they thought out a very 

 original plan by which to aid the association 

 in its general aims and at the same time to 

 encourage certain scientific men of merit but 

 of small income. This plan was to pay the 

 life membership fee to the permanent secre- 

 tary for certain men selected by themselves, 

 often after consultation with Dr. Brashear. 



A very considerable number of the life mem- 

 bers of the Association owe their life mem- 

 berships to this unobtrusive generosity on the 

 part of the Misses Smith, and the permanent 

 funds of the association, the income of which 

 is devoted to the advancement of scientific 

 research, has been considerably enlarged in 

 this way. 



Those of the members of the association 

 who have been fortunate enough to enjoy the 

 acquaintance of Miss Smith will miss her 

 greatly. j. 0. H. 



THE SUMMER MEETING OP SECTION E OF 

 THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION 

 The following notice has been sent to all 

 geologists and geographers, some 950 in 

 number : 



For several reasons it has been decided to hold 

 no summer meeting of Section E early in July. 

 (1) These summer meetings have been attended 

 so largely by educators in the eastern states that 

 it seemed unwise to hold a summer meeting at 

 the time of the meeting of the National Education 

 Association, the week beginning July 4. (2) Mr. 

 R. W. Brock, director of the Canadian Survey, has 

 decided that it will be impossible to hold a meet- 

 ing in Canada this summer as was suggested at 

 the Boston meeting. (3) Many geologists will 

 attend the National Geologic Congress in August 

 and September. 



The geologists and geographers were asked 

 to express their opinion in regard to the wis- 



