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The Bulletin. 



In many counties we are indebted to the ministers, school teachers, 

 physicians, and business men for the interest they have manifested in 

 the work. The newspapers have almost without exception been liberal 

 in giving notices and printing the programs for the various institutes 

 held in their territory, which we very much appreciate. 



At the Women's Institutes we offer premiums of $1 for the best 

 loaf of bread, scoring 75 or more points, the score being as follows : 

 Flavor, 25 points; lightness, 20 points; grain and texture, 20 points; 

 crust (color, depth, and texture), 15 points; crumb (color and moist- 

 ure), 10 points; shape and size, 10 points; total, 100 points. Size 

 recommended 7i/2 x 3i/2 x 2^/2 inches. 



This is the fourth year we have been offering premiums on bread. 

 The difference in the bread brought out for competition now and when 

 we first offered premiums is the best evidence of the good that is being 

 accomplished. At many of the institutes a half-dozen or more loaves 

 of bread were entered for the premiums, some of them by girls less 

 than 12 years old and whose bread won the prize. The youngest prize- 

 winner that my attention has been called to was a 9-year-old girl at 

 Statesville this past summer, where there was quite a number of con- 

 testants, all of whom brought good bread; but the little girl was the 

 happy winner of the prize. This illustrates the far-reaching work done 

 by the Women's Institutes. 



Fabmebs' Institutes, 1912. 



Date. 



County. 



Location. 



Mar. 9 ' 

 Aug. 17 

 Aug. 19 

 Aug. 20 

 Aug. 16 

 Sept. 21 

 Aug. 8 

 Aug. 9 

 Sept. 19 

 Sept. 20 

 Sept. 16 

 Feb. 1 

 Feb. 2 

 Feb. 7 

 Jan. 24 

 Jan. 23 

 Jan. 25 

 Jan. 30 



Alamance Oakwood Schoolhouse. 



Alamance Elon College 



Alamance i Friendship 



Alamance i Mebane 



Lecturers Furnished by the State. 



Alexander.. 

 Alleghany.. 



Anson 



Anson 



Ashe 



Ashe 



Avery 



Beaufort... 

 Beaufort — 



Beaufort 



Bertie 



Bladen 



Bladen 



Brunswick. 



Taylorsville... 



Sparta 



Lilesville 



Diamond Hill. 



Jefferson 



Scottville 



Banner's Elk.. 



Aurora.. 



Washington 



Pantego 



Windsor 



Tar Heel 



Clarkton 



Ashe 



Gray, Garren. 

 French, Parker, T. B. 

 Parker, T. B., French. 

 Parker, T. B., French. 

 Scott, Kerr. 

 Parker, T. B., Scott. 

 Newman, Parker, T. F. 

 Newman, Parker, T. F. 

 Parker, T. B., Scott. 

 Parker, T. B., Scott. 

 Parker, T. B., Scott. 

 French, Shaw, Parker, T. F. 

 French, Shaw, Parker, T. F. 

 French, Shaw, Parker, T. F. 

 French, Shaw, Parker, T. F. 

 Hutt, Chrisman, Garren. 

 Hutt, Chrisman, Garren. 

 Hutt, Garren. 



