344 EEPORT OF OFFICE OF EXPERIMENT STATIONS. 



The States showing the largest gain in attendance during the year 

 are: Arizona, 3,132; Cahfornia, 4,930 ; Florida, 11,039; Iowa, 20,153; 

 Kansas, 48,460; Kentucky, 60,323; Maryland, 4,809; IVIississippi, 

 15,631; Missouri, 49,527; New Hampshire, 3,800; North Carolina, 

 9,385; North Dakota, 9,711; Oregon, 7,270; South Carolina, 18,000; 

 Texas, 20,122; Vermont, 2,476; a total of 288,767. 



APPROPRIATIONS. 



The appropriations from all sources in 1911 were $432,693.47. The 

 appropriations from the State legislatures for institute purposes were 

 $367,876.22, and the amount received from other sources was 

 $65,317,25. The amount expended for institute purposes was 

 $418,406.06, or $14,287.41 less than was appropriated. 



AGRICUITURAI COLLEGE AND EXPERIMENT STATION AID. 



Thirty-five of the agricultural colleges and experiment stations 

 furnished from their faculties and staffs 345 lecturers, who devoted 

 to institute service in thef aggregate 4,259 days of time, or an average 

 of 12.3 days each. 



Comparing the 34 States that furnished reports upon college service 

 for both years, there were 337 lecturers in 1911 as against 368 in those 

 same States in 1910, or a falling off of 31 in 191 1 . The lecturers, how- 

 ever, in 1911, gave in the aggregate 4,214 days of service as against 

 3,700 by the larger number in 1910. More time, therefore, was given 

 to the institutes by the colleges reporting in 1911 than they gave the 

 previous year by 514 days. 



SPECIAL INSTITUTES. 



The attendance at the special institutes has more than doubled 

 during the year. Movable schools of agriculture and domestic science 

 were held in 14 States. The total number of schools held was 168, 

 covering 659 days and attended by 48,465 persons. 



Twenty-eight States ran 71 educational trains or railroad specials. 

 Seven hundred and sixty-seven lecturers accompanied these trains. 

 Forty thousand three hundred and five miles were run, 2,106 stops 

 were made, and 995,220 people were in attendance. 



Eleven States report independent institutes to the number of 459, 

 embracing 574 sessions and attended by 130,917 pereons. Sixteen 

 round-up institutes were held by 13 States, embracing 162 sessions 

 and attended by 23,730 persons. 



Three hundred and ten picnics and fail's were visited and addressed 

 by institute lecturers, with a total attendance of 125,361. The aggre- 

 gate attendance at all of the special institutes as reported was 1,323,- 



