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situation as well as the attitude of the university toward the institute 

 movement : 



The legislature having made no appropriation for this purpose for the past 

 year, no farmers' institutes have been conducted under the regular control and 

 direction of the university. Such work, however, has been done as has been 

 possible with the funds at the institution's disposal ; and it is l)elieved that much 

 good would come to the agricultural iK)i)uIation of the State by the regular 

 establishment and conduct of farmers' institutes In various sections. The pur- 

 pose of such institutes is to present practical and timely information to the 

 farmer, and the results hitherto obtained have been most gratifying. The 

 director, agriculturist, horticulturist, and other members of the station staff, 

 and many prominent specialists in agriculture have taken part in these insti- 

 tutes, and the university anticipates their becoming a permanent feature of its 

 usefulness. 



GEORGIA. 



The legislature of Georgia in April, 1904, recognized the farmers' 

 institute work by making an appropriation to the University of 

 Georgia in the following terms : " To the University of Georgia 

 for farmers' institutes, $2,500." This appropriation became avail- 

 able September 1, 1904, and was for one year. In addition to this 

 the trustees of the university set aside $1,000 from the general funds 

 of the institution for farmers' institute purposes. Forty institutes 

 were held during the year, consisting of 108 sessions, attended by 

 about 18,000 persons. Thirteen lecturers were upon the State force, 

 7 of whom were representatives of the faculty of the agricultural 

 college and of the experiment station staff. These two institutions 

 contributed fifty-four days of time to institute service. 



No institutes had been held in Georgia for several years until 1903. 

 Now they have been organized in each senatorial district, with local 

 officers in each county embraced in the district. Each locality is 

 expected to secure a suitable hall for meeting, without charge to the 

 State superintendent, and to provide all of the local acconnnodations 

 needed for successfully conducting the meeting. The State supplies 

 from two to three lecturers to each institute, whose expenses are paid 

 out of the agricultural college funds and the appropriation. The 

 dates, places, and progranmies for the institutes have thus far been 

 arranged by the director. Meetings are advertised at least two 

 weeks in advance l)y means of the county press. Five thousand 

 copies of reports of the institutes were printed and distributed dur- 

 ing the year. 



IDAHO. 



The legislature of IIW).") appropriated $"2,000 for institute work in 

 Idaho for two years. The control of the institutes and the expemli- 

 ture of the money are intrusted to the board of regents of the college 

 of agriculture of the University of Idaho. Twenty-five institutes 



