20 The Bulletin. 



Many North Carolina newspaper editors render great aid to the 

 institute work by their liberality in giving space to its advertisement. 

 Others would do as well if the local committees did their duty. As 

 soon as the date is determined upon, give it to the local paper. Write 

 out a little "news item" stating when the institute will be held and 

 asking farmers to keep that date open for attending this meeting. 

 Every week from the time the date is announced until the institute 

 is held something relating to it should appear in the local paper. 

 The editor is usually a busy man, but if the chairman of the local 

 committee will write out something and hand it in, ready for publica- 

 tion, in nearly every case it will appear in next week's paper. 



The local committee in suggesting or making out a program should 

 remember that it ought not to be too long. One or two subjects well 

 covered will result in more good than an attempt to cover the whole 

 field of agriculture. The Department will hereafter probably not 

 send more than two speakers to each institute. They will be special- 

 ists and able to cover thoroughly their particular work, but they can- 

 not, in one day, cover the entire agricultural field. 



Since only one day in the year is to be devoted to the study of our 

 business in this way, all should be able to give the whole day to it. 

 Let every one who wishes to attend devote the whole day to the insti- 

 tute and get to the place of meeting before 10 A. M. and remain until 

 4 P. M. With one hour out for dinner this only means five hours 

 devoted to the institute. Surely we can do that much once a year. 

 What a saving of time it would be if all would learn that 10 o'clock 

 does not mean 11 o'clock or 11 :30. 



Where women's institutes have not yet been held the local Farmers' 

 Institute Committee can and should arrange for one. These insti- 

 tutes for the farmers' wives and daughters will aid the regular 

 farmers' institutes and be of great benefit to the women- in the farm 

 homes if they get all out of them that is possible. 



