farmers' institutes in the united states. 659 



charge except for their expenses und at times when other duties do 

 not seriously interfere. The local organizations are effected ])y hav- 

 ing a chairman, secretiuy, and a vice-president for each township, 

 chosen at the county meeting for the ensuing year. The advertising 

 of the institute is left entirely to the local organization, which for this 

 purpose uses postals, postal-card progrannnes, personal lettiirs, and the 

 local press. Six hundred copies of abstracts of the proceedings are 

 printed and distributed each year. In addition to the number of meet- 

 ings above given, there were held two district institutes and an annual 

 conference, the purpose of the conference being to prepare local man- 

 agers and speakers for the coming season's campaign. 



INDIAN TERRITORY. 



Population 302,060. To^al number of homes 76,701. Numljer of farm homes 47,594. 

 Per cent of farm homes 62.1. Approxmiate population in farm homes 187,579. 



Farmers' institutes have not been organized in the Territory. 



IOWA. 



Population 2,231,853. Total number of homes 480,878. Numl)er of farm homes 

 223,525. Per cent of farm hornet?, 46.5. Ai^ijnjximate population in farm homes 

 1,037,811. 



Dirt'c-tor of institutes. — J. C. Simpson, Secretary of the State Board of Agriculture, 

 Des Moines. 



There is no central organization or State superintendent of farmers' 

 institutes in Iowa, but each county is entitled to organize an institute 

 when forty or more farmers meet and elect a president, secretar}^ 

 treasurer, and an executive conmiittee of not less than three outside of 

 such officers, and hold an institute remaining in session not less than 

 two days in each year. Upon presenting proof to the county auditor 

 of such organization and such institute having been held, and an item- 

 ized statement showing the maimer in which the money used has been 

 expended, it is the duty of the county auditor to certify the statement 

 to the auditor of the State, who upon receipt of such certification is 

 required to remit to the treasurer of the county his warrant not to 

 exceed ^75 in any one year. 



The absence of any State organization, or central office, or l)oard of 

 control has made it difficiUt to secure data respecting the work. The 

 secretar}^ of the Stjite department of agriculture has made an estimate 

 of the attendance. There are U\) counties in the State, each of which 

 is entitled to $75 for institute puri)oses, making the api)ropriation 

 availal)Ie $7,42.5. Sixty-four counties held institutes this year — 50 

 two days, and 14 three or more days. The total number of sessions 

 was 348. The attendance is given at 17,750. No report is published 

 of the institute proceedings. 



