farmers' institutes in the united states. 647 



53. Do the transportation companies grant you any conceHsions? . If ho, to 



what extent? 



54. What assistance does your State agricultural college furnish in institute work? 



55. What assistance do you receive from the State agricultural experiment station? 



56. What is your form of local organization for institutes? 



57. Do you lind it to be satisfactory? 



58. Do your county fair and agricultural societies take any part in your insti- 

 tutes? . If so, to what extent? 



59. Do the county superi)itendonts of schools, school directors, or teachers assist 

 you in your institute work? . If so, to what extent? 



(iO. What are your institutes doing to improve the condition of your rural schools? 



61. What are your institutes doing to improve the condition of your country roads? 



62. Do you ever visit institutes in neighboring States? 



63. Have you visited the liomea of your lecturers to see the condition of their 

 surroundings? 



64. Do you require that your lecturers submit their addresses for criticism to make 

 sure that they are scientilically correct? 



65. :\rc^ you a member of the American Association of Farmers' Institute Workers? 



66. What special new features have you introduced into your institute work dar- 

 ing the past season, and with what results? 



()7. Do you liold an annual round-uj) institute? . If so, do you limit the pro- 

 gramme strictly to the discussion of institute methods, or is it general? 



68. Wliat can the Office of Experiment Stations do to assist you in making your 

 work more effective? 



(Name) , 



(Address) . 



Replies have been received from almost all of the directors — some 

 fjuite complete, others but partial, and one failed to respond. 



The statistical data herewith presented have been secured from the 

 State directors of institutes, the reports of the presidents of the agri- 

 cultural and mechanical colleges to the Secretar}' of the Interior and 

 to the Secretaiy of Agricidture, from bulletins and programmes issued 

 by the State institute directors, and from information secured by per- 

 sonal visits by the institute specialist. 



The purpose has been to present as complete statistics as possible in 

 order that those who are interested ma}' have information that is full 

 and reliable, and also that they may be informed as to the precise 

 character and extent of the work and the methods pursued by the 

 several States in conducting it. 



Out of 44 States reporting the source of income for institute ])ur- 

 poses, the institutes in 3H of them are supported by appropriations by 

 the Stiites, 10 are sustained by local subscriptions or by agricultural 

 college or experiment station assistance, and 1 receives appropriations 

 ))oth from the State and the agricultural college. This shows that there 

 is in almost all of the States a feeling of responsibility on the part of 

 their legislatures for the support of the farmers' institute nu)\ement. 

 The few Stat(»s in which no State aid is now given will no doubt in the 

 near future b(^ brought to contribute from State funds. 



