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eeodings is published except that an occasional snniniary of the work 

 is printed in the annual report of the State hoard of a<j:riculture. 

 There are no specific local or«ianizations for institute work in the 

 State. The director invites the ineuihers of county hoards, «2;ranges, 

 and farm clubs to aid him in the work of arran<?in^ for the county 

 meetings. In most cases the dates, places, and programmes are i)re^ 

 pared by the State director. The local connnunities are expected to 

 provide proper meeting rooms and to pay all expenses for heat and 

 light. The director attends most of the institutes, and in many 

 instances takes part as a lecturer. An amnial round-up meeting, 

 consisting of seven sessions and attended by about 800 persons, was 

 held in connection with the meeting of the State board of agriculture. 



NEW MEXICO. 



The farmers' institute work in New Mexico is under the direction of 

 the agricultural college and experiment station. There is no specific 

 legislation providing for the organization or control of the institute 

 work. The expenses are met by appropriations made by the board of 

 regents of the College of Agriculture and Alechanic Arts and of the 

 experiment station. One institute was held at the agricultural and 

 mechanical college, consisting of three sessions. The meeting was 

 conducted by the professors of the college and was attended by a con- 

 siderable number of farmers in the innnediate locality. No report of 

 the proceedings is published. There is no regular farmers' institute 

 oriranizati(m in the State. The cost of the institute was nominal. 



The citizens in the localities where institutes are held i)ay all the 

 expenses of the meeting except those incurred by the State lecturers. 

 The advertising of the institutes is connnitted to the localities in 

 which the meetings are to be held. Wherever there is an agricultural 

 or<ranization in a locality the institute work is conducted through this 

 organization. If no organization exists, then a committee of citizens 

 is appointed to arrange for the meeting. To tliis organization or 

 committee is committed the preparation of the prograuune, the selec- 

 tion of local speakers, the fixing of the dates, and the securing of 

 places of meeting. 



NEW YORK. 



The director of institutes in New York is appointed by the connnis- 

 sioner of agriculture under the authoiity of an act of the legislature 

 creating the department of agricnhure. The law provides for the 

 appointment of the director of institutes and for the a|>|)ropriation 

 of^ fluids to conduct them, leaving the manner of organization and 

 management entirely in the hands of the State institute director. 



