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stops, and were attended by 958,605 persons. Five hundred and 

 ninety-ci<2;]it independent institutes were held, attended by 134,748 

 persons, and continued throui^h 953 sessions. Thirteen round-up 

 institutes were reported, continuing through 135 sessions, with an 

 attendance of 34,833. There were 458 picnics and conventions, con- 

 sisting of 623 sessions, attended by 123,381 persons. There were 50 

 field demonstration meetings conducted by 7 experts, who contributed 

 620 days to this service. The attendance at these field demonstrations 

 is not reported. 



Of the total number of regular institutes held 388 were women's 

 institutes, representing 753 sessions, with an attendance of 53,194, 

 and 100 institutes were for young people continuing through 163 

 sessions, with an attendance of 14,245. 



In addition to these regular institutes, 45 movable schools for 

 women continued througli 218 days were conducted with an at- 

 tendance of 11,061, and 28 movable schools for young people were 

 held for 121 days, with an attendance of 6.051. 



The total number of lecturers listed on the State force by 35 State,s 

 reporting is 931. Thirty-three States reported lecturers furnished 

 by their agricultural colleges and experiment stations to the number 

 of 420. Twenty-nine of these States give the days of service con- 

 tributed by college and station lecturers at 5,778. I^orty-nine lec- 

 turers attended teachere' institutes through an aggregate of 341 days, 

 and addressed 31,082 persons. Four hundred and two lecturers de- 

 voted 594 days to high-school work, meeting 88,505 persons; 9 lec- 

 turers contributed 21 days to teaching in normal schools before 2.050 

 students; and 39 lecturers contributed 2,933 days in lecturing to chil- 

 dren in the common schools, meeting 71,579 persons. 



Eighty experts were employed as itinerant instructors and advisers 

 by 11 States, contributing 3,780 days of service. Sixteen persons 

 devoted 1,762 days to other forms of itinerant work. Some of the 

 States have separated this form of extension work from the farmers' 

 institute service, and have attached it to the extension division of the 

 agricultural college, reporting it as a part of the work of that divi- 

 sion. The reduced number of States reporting itinerant work by 

 their farmers' institutes does not therefore represent a falling off in 

 this character of instruction, but is due to a readjustment of their 

 methods of carrying on the work. 



It will be seen by comparing the figures herein presented with those 

 of the previous year that there has been decided growth in institute 

 activity and interest throughout the country notwithstanding the 

 additional force of itinerary workei's sent into tliis field by the ex- 

 tension departments of the colleges and experiment stations whose 

 activities have not l)een included in this report. Tluit there is room 

 enough for all is clearly manifistcd as the extension field is developed. 

 The demand is increasing for more and better workei-s along all 

 lines of rural progress, and it will be many years before the supply 

 will be equal to the need. 



There was appropriated by the State governments in 38 States 

 during the year 1911-12 for institute purposes $384,686.54. There 

 was received from other sources $82,885.55, making a total of 

 $467,572.09. Last year the same States contri])uted $383,093.47, or 

 $84,478.62 less. The a impropriations by 30 States reporting for 

 1912-13 amount to $354,024. 



