The Archive · 1936

Agriculture Expert Coming Here

Dr. H. K, Hayes Expected to Advise Nanking Nanking, Mar, 30.

Dr. H. K, Hayes, an American agricultural expert and professor of the University of Minnesota, is on his way from the United States to China aboard the Empress of Russia, Dr. Hayes is making his trip to this country at the invitation of the National Government to advise the National Rice and Wheat Improve: ment Institute on problems relating to rural reforms. He is expected to arrive in Shanghai on April 6, and after spending a few days there will come to Nanking.

The rst thing he will do, it is learned, will be to conduct an investigation tour of all the leading agricultural research stations in China, following which he will give a series of lectures on agricultural problems.

Dr, Hayes' stay in China will be one year, during which he will also preside over the Fifth Agricultural Conference to be held this autumn. under the auspices of the National Agricultural Research Bureau Central News.

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