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MRf5. SAEA B. F. ZEIGLER, Dimcannon, Peiry County, Pa. 



Patton, Cambria, Dec. 7-8. 



Lorel to, Cambria, Dec. 9-10. 



Wilraore, Cambria, Dec. 12-13. 



Clarks Green, Lackawanna, Jan. 4. 



P>erwick, Columbia, Jan. 5. 



Catawissa, Columbia Tan. 6. 



Franklin, \'fmango, Tan. 10-11. 



Edinboro Erie, Tan. 12-13. 



Hartstown, Crawford Jan. IG. 



Scottdale, .• Westmoreland, Jan. 17. 



DEPART MENT LECTURERS 



In so far as time and circumstances will permit, the officers of the 

 Department of Agriculture are desirous of engaging in Institute 

 work. 



In order to prevent disappointment in the arrangement of pro- 

 grams, it is recommended that Institute Managers first consult the 

 individual whose services they may wish to secure, before placing his 

 name on the program. 



Department lecturers come to these Institutes free of charge, ex- 

 cept that they are to be taken from and to the railroad station at 

 the expense of local manager. The topics which they will discuss 

 can be procured by addressing the following officers of the Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture : 



HON. N. B. CRITCHFIBLD, Secretary of Agriculture. 



HON. A. L. MARTIN, Deputy Secretary and Director of Institutes. 



JAMES FOUST, Dairy and Food Commissioner. 



PROF. H. A. SURFACE, Economic Zoologist. 



DR. C. J. MARSHALL, State Veterinarian. 



AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES 



From reports received, we can not but commend the Agricultural 

 Societies throughout the State for the effort they are making to 

 promote agriculture at the County Fairs, which is receiving the en- 

 couragement of this Bureau by sending instructors to lecture along 

 agricultural lines. 



The attendance for 1010 was 1.543,473, as compared with previous 

 year, 1,449,000, shows an increase of 94,473; total membership, 13,942; 

 amount received from State Fund, |28,351.94; amount paid in pre- 

 miums, 1910, 1121,225.80; amount olfered in premiums. 1911. 1128,- 

 075.00, an increase of $6,849.20. 



