The 20th annual conference of Ue Chine "Agricultural Society was formally opened In Mankow on July 8 with more than 100 members from sixteen provinces in attendance.
The opening session was presided lover by Mr. Liang Hsi who delivered the opening address stressing the necessity for the development of, China's agriculture at this moment of At the afternoon session a number Jor papers. dealing with agricultural problems were read.
Three important proposals are re ported by Central News (0 have been submitted to the conference, They were:
J.—organization of a federation of Chinese agricultural academic asso-lations; 2—nomination of delegates the forthcoming National People's JCongress; and S—formulation of plang for rural reconstruct The conference was continued on July at Wuhan University, take up the challenge, and 1 was [surprised to see so many them soundly asleep,"
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