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adhering countries, based on the official statistics which it 

 has been possible to collect. The information will be given 

 in tabular form indicating : 



(a) the total area and yield of all agricultural products for 

 each country according to the most recent official agricultural 

 census ; 



(b) the division of the land in each country under the 

 different forms of cultivation, e.g., cereals, woods and forests, 

 vineyards, &c. ; 



(c) the yield per unit of the different crops in each country; 



(d) the comparative yield and production in each country 

 of the crops which are included in the annual statistics ; 



(e) a tabular summary showing the total extent and pro- 

 duction of different crops in all countries during several 

 successive years. 



(2) A census of farm animals in the various countries of 

 the world. 



(3) Analytical summaries for each country, indicating the 

 importation and exportation of agricultural products. 



On completion of the preparatory work showing the 

 balance of the world's agricultural production the Division 

 will commence its normal and regular functions, viz., reports 

 on, and even forecasts of, the condition of the crops in each 

 country. This part of its duties cannot, however, be accom- 

 plished until the Governments agree to adopt a uniform 

 method with a view to the amalgamation and co-ordination 

 of the reports which they publish regarding the conditions 

 of the crops and in order to obtain a forecast of the probable 

 result. 



The preliminary work naturally occupied the greater part 

 of the time of the Staff of the Second Division, but the 

 subsequent work which has been done already shows : (1) 

 the impossibility of comparing the methods adopted in dif- 

 ferent countries regarding the existing organisations which 

 collect information on the condition of the crops and agri- 

 cultural statistics; (2) the possibility of finding, from the 

 information supplied by the Governments, an index-number 

 indicating the general condition of the crops in the countries 

 which furnish information on this subject; (3) the compli- 

 cated working of certain apparently subsidiary, but really 



