SOS itoAT^B OF agricultukp:, 



secretaries and speakers have been consnltod, and their averages taken, 

 except in a few instances where one report or tlie otlier was, evidently, 

 in error. 



In calcnlating tlio approxiuiate number of dilTorent persons in attend- 

 ance at each meeting the method adopted by the American Farmers' Insti- 

 tute Workers' Association was followed, that is. the number present at 

 the largest session is increased by one-half the number attending the 

 next largest session. This is. of course, not strirtly accurate, but has 

 been found to b^ approximately correct. 



DISBURSEMENTS OF THE STATE INSTITUTE FUND. 



The following classified statement gives the disbursements of the 

 State Institute fund for Farmers' Institutes, from November 1. 1!MI4. to 

 June 30, 1905: 



Expense of 22G Winter Institutes .$0,301 01 



Partial expense of 31 Summer Institutes 289 90 



Salary of Superintendent 000 07 



Clerical work 401 (54 



Printing, stationery and postage 297 00 



Supplies, including typewriting machine 77 40 



Miscellaneous expenses, freight, express, telegrams, 



etc 31 34 



Unexpended balance, June 30, 190,") 1.874 98 



Total .$10,000 00 



The unexpended balance, !i!l,874.08, will be used to complete the series 

 of Summer Institutes, provide for the Annual Conference of Institute 

 Workers in 1904-05, and defray the expenses of the Superintendent's office 

 for the rest of the year ending October 31. 1905. 



PLANS FOR THE COMING SEASON— 1905-00. 



Plans for the coming year were begun by sending out. early in March, 

 a circular letter to the County Institute chairmen, requesting them to in- 

 dicate the places and dates desired for the meetings in their respective 

 counties, and the subjects to be presented. With very few exceptions, the 

 l)lanks sent in were pi-opcrly filled out, and are now in the Superintend- 

 ent's office in readiness for making up the schedule of meetings for 1905-00. 



The sul)jects suggested to the county chairmen, from which they 

 were expected to make selections for their respective meetings, are as fol- 

 loAvs: 



(1) The Soil. (2) Grain Crops. (.•',) Leguminous Crops. (-1) Other Forage 

 Crops. (5) Pastures, ((b St.iblc juid (Ji-ccmi M;nuut>s. (7) Commercial Fer- 



