(MH HKroKT OF OFl'MCK (»K KXI'KRIMKNT STATIONS. 



Ill rcpK to (lie <iu('sti()ii Jis " to what oxtont (lir State director attends 

 his institutes," 24 repl}- that tliey have attended all or nearly all, 4 do 

 not attend, and 12 attend part of the time. 



To the query as to "whether the State director takes a place upon 

 the rej^ular })r<)<ri-anune," 21 replied aflirniatively, 13 that tlu^y do not, 

 and 4 that they permit theii" names to l)e placed on the pro<,n-ammes 

 occasionallN'. 



Out of 3V> replies to the question as to "whether the State director 

 arranges the dates, places, and progiammes for institutes," 27 state 

 that they complete all ari-angcments, 5 that this work is done b}' local 

 conmiittees, and 7 that it is effected I)}' cooperation with the county 

 authorities. 



To the question "Do 3^011 publish an announcement of the dates, 

 places, and sp(>akers before 3'our institute season berrins," 20 replied 

 that they publish these facts, and 10 that the}' do not. 



Out of 81) who responded to the inquiry as to "whether thej^ pre- 

 scribe special or leading topics for discussion in the institutes," 13 

 replied that they do, 25 that the}^ do not, and 1 that ho does so 

 occasionall3\ 



I To the question " Do you have an}- definite plan for conducting- the 

 question box," 9 replied that they had, and 31 that they had not. 

 I Out of 40 States, 21 publish the proceedings of their institutes 

 either in whole or in part, and 19 make no provision for publication. 



Thirty-one reports show that in 20 States the lecturers are appointed 

 directly b}^ the superintendents of institutes, and in 11 of the States 

 the}^ are appointed l)y boards of agriculture, regents of the university, 

 or b}' institute committees. 



The compensation allowed to institute lecturers is reported b}^ 32 

 directors. In 10 of the States their expenses only are paid. In 7 

 they receive from $15 to $50 per week and expenses. In 15 they 

 receive from $2 to $10 per daj^ and expenses. 



In answer to the question ' ' AVhere are j^our most successful institutes 

 held, in the town or country," 24 reported in the "small towns," and 

 15 stated "in the countr3^" 



Institutes " specially for women" are held in 15 of the States report- 

 ing, none being held in the other 25. 



In all of the States reporting, 43 in number, the agricultural colleges 

 furnish lecturers for the institute work, and out of 44 States reporting, 

 43 experiment stations participate in lecturing before farmers' 

 institutes. ^ 



Thirty-eight replies were received to the question, " Do your county 

 fair associations and agricultural societies take part in 3'our insti- 

 tutes." Twelve reported that their agricultural societies assist them, 

 and 2G that they do not. Fourteen out of 39 report that they hold 

 annual round-up institutes; the other 25 do not. 



