Article 1. As the internal subdivision of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, the Agricultural Improvement Service shall be set up for the purpose of promoting the public welfare by providing for the acquisition, extension and exchange among the farmers of useful, appropriate and practical information on subjects related to agriculture (exclusive of sericultural and silkmanufacturing industries, the same shall apply hereinafter) in order to develop more efficient farming methods, increase agricultural production and improve farm-living conditions.