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movement and already fifteen clii/bs have been formed and 

 others are in process of organization. A circular entitled "Ag- 

 ricultural Contests for Boys and Girls" has been issued by the 

 Extension Department and is now available for distribution. 

 This circular gives full information for organizing and con- 

 ducting clubs and should be in the possession of every person 

 interested in the movement. 



Extension Schools. 



To meet the demarid for instruction in Agricultural subjects, 

 by people who cannot attend regular sessions at the University 

 of Maine, the College of Agriculture offered a limited number 

 of short courses of three days' duration, to be given in com- 

 munities upon the application of twenty-five or more adults 

 who agree to regularly attend the sessions and defray local 

 expenses. 



HOW SCHOOLS WERE SECURED. 



Whenever the residents of a town desired a school, a satis- 

 factory method of organization was found to be as follows: 

 The people interesfted appointed an Executive Committee of two 

 or three members with Chairman and Secretary. This commit- 

 tee first got in touch with -the Extension Department at the Col- 

 lege of Agriculture, to find out plans for the desired school, ap- 

 paratus required, minimum number of students allowable, etc.; 

 second, they found how many people would agree to support 

 the school by regular attendance and proportionate contribution 

 towards paying necessary local expenses; third, where a suffi- 

 cient number of people were interested, they completed arrange- 

 ments with the Extension Department for the school. 



SCHOOLS HELD. 



Fourteen schools have been held as follows : — Four in Apple 

 Packing, at Newburg, West Paris, Winthrop and Wilton ; three 

 in Animal Feeding, at Belfast, Buckfield, and Islesboro ; four in 

 Soil Fertility, at East Vassalboro, Fairfield Center, Warren and 

 Windsor; three where Dairying and Potato Culture were the 

 subjects, at Columibia Falls, Perry, and Lubec. 



