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better than the other. The conference usually brings out this 

 fact, and thus a satisfactory arrangement is made. 



Never have the conferences been so well attended. People are 

 learning that the interest manifested by a personal attendance — 

 often at a sacrifice of valuable time — goes a long way to secure 

 them a meeting, and the personal interchange of facts does much 

 to make the meetings what they should be. This year Chautau- 

 qua County bears the banner for interest and attendance, there 

 being thirty-six persons present, who asked for twice as many 

 days as the number assigned and for seven more meetings. Four 

 places voluntarily withdrew their applications ; to these institutes 

 were promised a year hence. 



One day of institutes is allotted on the basis of 600 farms. 



