DEPARTMENT REPORTS. 57 



REPORT OF COLLEGE EXTENSION LECTURER. . 



President J. L. Hnijdcr: 



I hand you, herewith, a report of my work as College Extension Lec- 

 turer for the year ending June 30, 1!»00: 



My work in this phase of my relation to the College is n'ot clearly 

 defined, but has been assumed both by yourself and the other officers of 

 the College to be addresses at meetings of farmers in any part of the 

 State when my other duties would permit. 



The month of July, 1899, was spent very largely in California, as dele- 

 gate to the American Association of Agricultural Colleges and Experi- 

 ment Stations. On my return from that journey I visited the upper 

 peninsula, accompanying the State Board of Agriculture in the matter 

 •of the location of the Upper Peninsula Experiment Station. The sea- 

 son during wliich the farmers' picnics are more often held began in the 

 latter part of August. I submit below a partial list of the places visited 

 in this work during the year named: 



Aug. 18 — Benton Harbor and Holland, sugar beet meetings. 



Aug. 19 — Gun Lake,, Allegan county, to address a farmer's picnic. 



Aug. 22 — Zeeland, Ottawa county, to talk on sugar beets and the dairy. 



Aug. 31 — Lawrence, Van Buren county, to address a meeting of cream- 

 ery patrons. 



Sept. 7 — Barrytown, Mecosta county, to address a street fair. 



Sept. 12 — Curtis, Alcona county, at a summer institute. 



Sept. 13 — Gustin, Alcona county, summer institute. 



Sept. 14 — Haynes, Alcona county, summer institute. 



Sept. .15 — Caledonia, summer institute. 



Oct. 14 — Brooklvn, Washtenaw countv, to address a farmers' club. 



Oct. 25 — Springport, ICatou county, a meeting of farmers. 



Oct. 26 — Grand Rapids, annual meeting of the State Health Associa- 

 tion. 



Nov. 1 — Springport, annual meeting American Black Top Merino Asso- 

 ciation. 



From the middle of November to the first of March my time was de- 

 voted to planning institutes, the work of the special courses, and ad- 

 dresses at institutes. After that time, the meetings have been as fol- 

 lows: 



Mar. 8 — Wheatland, Hillsdale county, an evening meeting of farmers 

 and families. 



Mar. 17 — Special institute work at Edwardsburg on Fertility of the 

 Soil, and Live Stock. 



Mar. 21 — Jerome, Hillsdale county, a dairy meeting. 



Mar. 23 — Battle Creek, an evening lecture to farmers and their fami- 

 lies. 



Mar. 27 — Ganges, Allegan county, meeting of fruit raisers. 



Apr. 4 — Salem, Washtenaw county, dairy meeting. 



Apr. 6 — Tipton, Lenawee county, dairy meeting. 



May 3 — Howell. Livingston county, meeting of farmers' club. 



May 11 — Fitchburg, Ingham county, Pomona Grange. 



]\Lay 26 — Albion, Calhoun county, creamery meeting. 



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