Third International Congress of Soil Science

Abstract

THE Third International Congress of Soil Science will be held in Oxford, on July 30-August 7 this year, under the presidency of Sir John Russell. The two previous congresses of the series were held in Washington in 1927 and in Leningrad and Moscow in 1930, and were notable for the exceptionally international character of the personnel and the discussions. The Congress will meet as a whole in six plenary sessions, at which a general survey of recent advances in every branch of soil science will be made, and it will also work in sections or ‘commissions’ dealing specifically with (1) soil physics, (2) chemistry, (3) biology, (4) fertility, (5) classification, and (6) technology. Three sub-commissions will discuss problems relating to alkali, forest and peat soils respectively. A 16-day excursion round Great Britain leaving Oxford immediately after the Congress, and terminating in Cambridge on August 23, is being arranged for the benefit of members wishing to obtain first-hand knowledge of British agriculture and soils. Every member of the Congress will receive a copy of the official transactions, including the full text of papers read at the plenary sessions, and detailed reports of the discussions at the Commission sessions. The cost of the transactions will be included in the Congress fee (£2), payment of which will also entitle members to attend all meetings, receptions, etc., held in connexion with the Congress. College accommodation during the Congress can be reserved through the Organising Committee. Intimation of attendance at the Congress should be sent as soon as possible to the Secretary of the Organising Committee, Mr. G. V. Jacks, Imperial Bureau of Soil Science, Harpenden, England, from whom all further information may be obtained.