672 KKl'oKT OF OFFICP: of KXl'KKIMENT STATIONS. 



The director frequently fiiniislics sj)ejiker.s for independent institutes 

 that arc held under the auspices of oranoes, farm chihs.or jit^n'icultural 

 societies. The attendance at tliese independent institutes last year is 

 reported as 2,32U. 



NORTH CAROLINA. 



Population 1,893,810. Total miml)er of homes 370,072. Number of farhi homes 

 223,831. Per cent of farm homes 60.5. Approximate population in farm homes 

 1,145,755. 



Director of institutes. — S. L. Patterson, Commissioner of Agriculture, Raleigh. 



l?y act of assembly it is made the duty of the commissioner of agri- 

 culture of North Carolina, by and with the consent and advice of the 

 board of agriculture, "to hold farmers' institutes iu the several coun- 

 ties of the State as frequently as may be deemed advisable in order to 

 instruct the people in improved methods in farming, in the beneficial 

 use of fertilizers and composts, and to as(-ertain the wants and neces- 

 sities of the various farming comnuinities; and may collect the papers 

 and addresses made at these institutes and publish the same in pam- 

 phlet form, annually, for distribution among the farmers of the State. 

 He may secure such assistants as may be necessary or beneficial in 

 holding such institutes." 



Fifteen institutes were held last year, composed of 25 sessions, and 

 attended by 1,525 persons. Eight instructors were upon the State 

 lecture force, five of whom were members of the agricultural college 

 and station staffs. Representatives of these institutions attended 

 every institute, giving in the aggregate 51 days of their time. Six 

 hundred dollars was appropriated by the board of agriculture for 

 defraying the expenses of the work. The commissioner of agricul- 

 ture is elected by the people for a term of four years. One thousand 

 dollars has been set aside by the board for institute purposes for the 

 coming season. 



No annual report has been pul^lished. The local organization for 

 the counties consists of a chairman, secretary, and committee on pro- 

 grammes. The director holds institutes upon request of the various 

 localities. The local expenses are provided for by the community in 

 which the institute is held. Announcement of the dates, places, and 

 speakers is made ])y publication in the newsi^apers and through the 

 distribution of posters. 



NORTH DAKOTA. 



Population 319,146. Total number of homes 64,690. Number of farm homes 

 44,112. Per cent of farm homes 68.2. Approximate population in farm homes 

 217,657. 



Director of institutes.— E. E. Kaufman, Professor of Dairying, North Dakota 

 Agricultural College, Agricultural College. 



The farmers' institute board is provided for by an act of assembly 



