12 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE Off. Doc. 



THE DIRECTING OF THE WORK. 



The directing of the Fanners' Institute woric in Peuiisylvauia, is 

 made the special duty of the Deputy Secretary of Agriculture. 

 During the past season, there were scheduled and held 135 two-day, 

 and 54 one-day institutes, a total of 324 days, divided into 782 ses- 

 sions. The Department sent out, at its expense, 5i lecturers to give 

 instruction, and the local managers supplied 684 more, making a 

 total of 735. These lecturers addressed in all, over 144,000 people 

 (144,431). The average daily attendance was 445; the largest daily 

 attendance for any one county was 925, and the smallest was 50. 



For institute purposes, the State is divided into five sections, ap- 

 portioning the work of each section as nearly equal as possible. The 

 institutes began December 3d and coiitiuued to March 4th. At 

 each institute the Department had present at least three of its lec- 

 turers, one of whom is the special representative of the Department, 

 and has charge of the section. The local manager makes up the pro- 

 gramme of exercises subject to the approval of the Director of In- 

 stitutes. 



The apportionment of time to be given to each count}- for insti- 

 tute work, is made on the basis of two davs of institute to everv 

 cou-nty having not over 1,000 farms; three days to each county having 

 more than 1,000 and not over 1,500; afterw^ards one day for each 

 1,500 farms or fraction thereof additional. This insures Depart- 

 ment aid to each county in proportion to its agricultural interests. 

 The following schedule shows the number of days allotted to each 

 county and arranged upon this basis, for the season of 1001-1902: 



