THE farmers' institutes IN THE UNITED STATES. 407 



MARYLAND. 



Institute dlrectcr. — R. S. Hill, director farmers' institutes, Upper Marlboro. 



A large part of the institute work was done with a car owned by 

 the institute and equipped for giving instruction of an institute 

 nature, although in many instances the actual lectures and instruc- 

 tion were given at some distance from the car. There were also a 

 train and a boat special. Four women's institutes were held. In all 

 there were 175 sessions, with a total of 9,151 people in attendance. 

 The total cost was $6,000. Sixteen State speakei-s were employed, 

 and 17 local persons addressed the meetings. The college of agricul- 

 ture and experiment station contributed the services of 4 persons for 

 an aggregate of 26 days. 



MASSACHUSETTS. 



Institute director. — J. L. Ellsworth, secretary State board of agriculture, 

 Boston. 



Institutes were held in every county, aggregating 192 sessions, 

 with a total attendance of 26,304, besides the demonstration meeting, 

 at which there were 1,100 people. The college of agriculture and the 

 experiment station provided 17 lectures and 12 local speakers ad- 

 dressed the meetings. The total cost was $2,130.37. 



MICHIGAN. 



Institute director. — L. R. Taft, superintendent farmers' institutes, East 

 Lansing. 



Twelve thousand five hundred copies of the annual report of 

 farmers' institutes are published and distributed to the members of 

 the county institute societies. All but five counties held institutes 

 last year, aggregating 1,136 sessions, and attended by 149,602 people. 

 Besides the regular institutes there were 10 sessions of round-up 

 institutes with 4,290 in attendance, and special institute trains were 

 run for 16 days, making 98 stops and attracting 11,039 people. The 

 total cost of the institute work for the year was $8,500. The college 

 of agriculture furnished 10 lecturers for an aggregate of 50 days and 

 the experiment station 3 lecturers for a total of 15 days. Thirty 

 State speakers were employed and 300 local speakers addressed the 

 meetings. 



MINNESOTA. 



Institute director. — A. D. Wilson, superintendent of farmers' institutes, St. 

 Anthony Park. 



A new feature introduced this year was a good-seed exhibit at 

 most institutes. Business men of different towns donated from $50 

 to $100 for premiums. Special emphasis was laid on good-seed corn. 

 Between 30 and 40 towns have already promised to furnish premiums 



