Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 61, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 March 1918 — Australia and the farm. [ARTICLE]

Australia and the farm.

Plans for the .further development of the agricultural possibilities of Australia at the close of the European war are already being considered by the government and as a first step It is proposed to establish a federal bureau bf agriculture which work heretofore has been handled separately by the bureaus of the different states themselves. To obtain first-hand information as to how the bureau of agriculture at Washington conducts the affairs of the bureau and the experiment stations throughout all the states, the Australian government is IE. V. Richardson, agricultural pukerip, ent of the Victoria of, agriculture, on a six moftfter a?ur through the Uql|ed Stipes. J rr Y Giflhardson passed through H“ er cently on the Sonoma. H ’’•sit the bureau at . ji so many of the expefpaeut feta from his best points in the AmerlMyyster, oJjl corporate in the > r ®l when it is formed. J a C