Hu Han-ming Emphasizes Need of Scientific Methods Nanking, Oct. 21.
Speaking on the agricultural conditions of China before the Kiangsu Agricultural Conference yesterd: Mr. Hu Han-ming said that, though China was the oldest' agrijeultural nation in the world and her people were known to be ex-no further improvement in, auf increase of, the country's agricultural products could ie expected, "unless we adopt of scientific cultivation and an Agricultural Society in order that various Government oF-gans in charge of the country's agricultural affairs and the Agricultural Departments of various universities can study various problems jointly and offer the result of their studies to the farmers for the improvement of obsolete methods."
We must first," continued Mr.
Ha, "improve and develop our agriculture before we can expect development and progress in the fields of industry and commerce, depend upon agriculture. Our immediate ain, therefore, is to increase our agricultural products 50 that food shall be plentiful for an equitable distribution among our people—Kuo Bin.
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