farmers' institutes in the united states. 399 



three (lays and 3 cents per mile for each mile necessarily traveled in 

 going to and returning from such meeting. 



Last year 58 institutes were held; 39 were one-day and 19 were 

 two-da3\ The total number of sessions was 15G and the attendance 

 was 5,500. There was 8 lecturers upon the State institute force, 5 

 of whom were members of the State agricultural college and experi- 

 ment station staffs, who contributed sixty-five days of time. The 

 dates of the institutes are fixed by the county organizations at their 

 annual meetings, and they also assist the State director in preparing 

 programmes. No report of the institute proceedings is published. 

 An annual round-up meeting was held, continuing through 7 sessions, 

 with an average attendance of 150. 



OREGON. 



The legislative assemblv of the State of Orefjon at its session of 

 1905 enacted the following legislation respecting the farmers' in- 

 stitutes : 



The board of regents of the State agricultiu-al colloge is hereby authorized 

 to hold institutes for the instruction of citizens- of this State in the various 

 branches of agriculture. Such institutes shall be held at such times and at 

 such places as said lioard may direct, and said board shall make such rules 

 and regulations as it may deem proper for organizing and conducting such 

 institutes, and shall employ an agent or agents to perform such work in con- 

 nection therewith as they may deem best. The course of instruction at such 

 institutes shall be so arranged as to present to those in attendance results 

 of the most recent investigations In theoretical and practical agriculture. 



For the purpose mentioned in the preceding section the State board may 

 issue such sum as it may deem proper not exceeding the sum of $2,500 in any 

 one year from the general fund, anij such amount is hereby annually appro- 

 priated for that purpose. 



Last year 18 institutes were lield; 12 were one-day and G were 

 two-day. The total number of sessions was 54 and the attendance 

 5,500. The State lecture force is composed of agricultural college 

 ynd experiment station men. During the year four of these officials 

 were in the institute lecture service and contributed fifty-four days of 

 time. The expenses of the farmers'' institutes were paid from the 

 .station funds, amounting to $350. There is no reguhir form of 

 organization for the diflerent comities. The director arranges the 

 dates and phices after consultation with iiidivichials in the localities 

 desiring institutes. Eight special mceliugs of farmers were hekl 

 thiring the year witli an aggregate attendance of 3.000. 



PENNSYLVANIA. 



Under the Pennsylvania hiw the deput}^ secretary of agriculture, 

 who is appointed by the governor for a term of four years, is also 

 director of fanners'' institutes. He is re«iuired to " arrange them in 



