FARMKKS' INSTITUTES IN THE UNITED STATES. 051 



tions to meet once each month is pneourafifcd. A ooncral conference, 

 known as the Tuskeyee Normal Conference, took phice at the industrial 

 institute last Fel)ruary, largely attended l)y farmers from all over the 

 State. Tlic lecture service is performed chiefly by the members of 

 the Tuskegee Institute. 



ALASKA. 



Population 63,502. Total nuiiilHT of homes 13,4o!1. Number of farm liomos 27. 

 Per cent «if farm homes 0.2. Approximate ixipulatimi in farm homes 127. 



Director ni institutes. — C. C. Georgeson, .Special Agent in Charge of Experiment 

 Stiition, Sitka. 



Farmers' institutes have not yet been organized in Alaska, but the 

 special agent in charge of the experiment station, as he visits the vari- 

 ous districts, takes advantage of the opportunity to give adxice as to 

 the methods tliat might be used in improving the agriculture of the 

 several localities. 



ARIZONA. 



Population 122,931. Total number of homes 29,875. Number of farm homes 

 7,391. l\'r cent nf farm Immes 24.7. Apiiroximate population in farm homes 

 30,302. 



Directr)r of institute's. — R. II. Forbes, Director Agricultural Experiment Station, 

 Tucson. 



Farmers' institutes in Arizona have been held under the direction 

 of the State University, and until this year no specific ap})ropriation 

 had been made by the legislature for meeting the expenses of institute 

 work. Two institutes consisting of 20 sessions were held by four 

 members of the college and experiment station staffs. The director 

 reports an attendance of 1,0<I0. 



Tiie legislative asseml)ly this 3'ear passed an act providing for the 

 estaldishment of farmers' institutes throughout the Territory, and 

 appropriated !?2,700 for the purpose of meeting the expenses. This 

 sum is to be availal)le for the season of 1903—1. The new law places 

 the control of tlie institutes in t\w hands of the board of regents of 

 the university. 



CALIFORNIA. 



PojMilation 1,485,053. Total numl)er of homes 341,781. Number of farm homes 

 71,119. Per cent' nf farm homes 20.8. Approximate population in farm houie.s 

 30S,S91. 



Superintendent nf institutes. — K. J. Wickson, rnivereity of California. I^erkeley. 



The institute work in California is under the general direction of 

 the superintendent of farmers' institutes, assisted by two conductors, 

 one having the central and northern portions of the State, and the 

 other having charge of the institute work in tiie southern section. 



The last legislature by act a|)proved March IS, 1;H)3, authorized the 

 board of regents of thr ('nJN (i^-it v <>l" California to hold farmers'" insti- 



