THE FARMERS^ INSTITUTES IN THE UNITED STATES. 403 



FLORIDA. 



Institute director, — P. H. Rolfs, director of the agricultural experiment 

 station, Gainesville. 



Marked improvement has been produced during the past two years 

 in regard to better farming, and a large share in this result has been 

 attributed to the farmers' institute, which held this year 122 sessions, 

 at which the attendance was 9,021, at a cost of but $4,384.03 to the 

 State. One State lecturer was employed continually, and between 30 

 and 40 local speakers addressed the meetings, while the agricultural 

 college and the experiment station contributed the services of 11 per- 

 sons, who gave in all 386 addresses. About 20 boys' sessions were 

 held with an attendance above the average for the other sessions. 

 The dates, places, and programs for the institutes are determined 

 jointly with the local people. Corn and the preparation of the soil 

 were discussed at each institute. The varied lines of agriculture and 

 the sparseness of the population make institute w^ork difficult. 



GEORGIA. 



Institute director. — A. M. Soule, president State college of agriculture, Athens. 



Itinerant or movable schools of agriculture have just been inau- 

 gurated, as well as boys and girls' farm-life clubs. Of the former, 

 14 were held during the year, consisting of 100 sessions, and had an 

 attendance of approximately 9,000. Twenty-four sessions for boys 

 were held in the regular institutes, and the attendance was 9,207, of 

 which 3,000 were enrolled in club work. Ninety-four cooperative 

 institutes, with an attendance of 13,837, 10 sessions of round-up 

 institutes, with 500 in attendance, as well as 63 teachers' institutes, 

 with an attendance of 6,665, were held besides the regular institutes, 

 which amounted to 64 sessions, with an attendance of 12,000. The 

 sum of $2,500 was expended for institute work, exclusive of salaries, 

 which, if added, would bring the total cost up to $7,500. About 60 

 local speakers addressed the meetings, and 15 lecturers from the 

 college of agriculture contributed a total of 120 days' service. The 

 local authorities are consulted in regard to dates, places, and pro- 

 grams of the meetings. 



HAWAII. 



Institute director. — William Weinrich, secretary and treasurer farmers' 

 institutes. Honolulu. 



No report received. 



IDAHO. 



Institute director. — W. L. Carlyle, director agricultural experiment station, 

 Moscow. 



With an appropriation of $2,000 and the services of 9 members of 

 the agricultural college and experiment station, 149 sessions of regu- 



