INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OP AGRICULTURE, an institution located at Rome and having for its object the collecting and distributing of informa tion and statistics about Agriculture. Founded by an American, David Lubin of California, who, after several vain attempts to secure government support, persuaded King Victor Emmanuel of Italy to give it his patronage in 1905. The King has endowed the institution with funds which give it an annual in come of $60,000 and the Italian Govern 500 pounds per square inch, which cre ates a temperature of about 1000° F., then at the beginning of the down stroke of the motor, oil under high pressure is sprayed into the cylinder, where it is ig.liLed by the heat of the air in the cylinder. A constant pressure is main tained during expansion. On the up stroke of the piston the burnt gases are expelled from the cylinder, and the cycle is repeated. This type of engine is prac tical only in large sizes, and is used for stationary power plants, and for heavy marine duty. It may be either vertical
or horizontal, and recent experimenta tion has improved the speed control and simplified starting, which were the draw backs of early models. A very high fuel ment has erected a handsome building for its home. A general assembly of dele gates is held every two years and over 40 different countries are now repre sented in its deliberations. In 1913 the assembly discussed methods of crop re porting, an international service of sta tistics, and made proposals to the de partments of agriculture of the various nations concerning the control of plant diseases. The institute has collected a valuable library dealing with all phases of agricultural life, issuing weekly bulletins of books received or published on the subject. It bas also aided the various countries in any special agricul tural works in which it happens to be engaged, recommending experts and placing at their disposal its valuable library.