136 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



Ilnbbnid Company. The T, S., Frodonia, X. Y. 



Huntsville Wholesale Nursery Co., Hnntsville. Ala. 



Jewell Niir.^ery Co., The, Lake City, ^linii. 



Knijiht & Bostwiek, Newark, N. Y. 



]\I('Cilemion & Kirby, Rochester, N. Y. 



]\r('Kay Nursery Co., The, Pardeeville, NVis. 



Moore & Sou, Jas. P., dreeufield, Tud. 



]\[oore & Co., Wui. C, Newark, N. Y. 



I'ennsylvauia Nursery Co., Cirard, Peuu. 



I'erry Nursery Co.. The, Rochesler, N. Y. 



Piiialer Rose Co.. Chicaijo. Til. 



Saddler Brothers, Bloouiin£>iou, 111. 



Siuipson & Sons, Vincennes, Ind. 



Standard Nursery Co., The, Rochester, N. Y. 



Stark Bros. Nurseries and Orchards Co., Louisiana. ^\o. 



Stuart & Co., C. W., Newark, N. Y. 



Swain-Nelson & Co., Chicago, 111, 



Tavlor & Co., H. S., Rochester, N. Y'. 



Willcli & ^Vheeloc•k, North Collins, N. Y. 



]{i:port of superintendent of farmers' institutes. 



Pi'csident J. L. Snyder: 



Sir — The attendance and interest at the Farnieis" Institutes held dur- 

 inji' the past year have never been equalU'd in Michiuan. In fact, at 

 a ]i\vrre number of ])]ac('S the lar<iest halls would not acconnnodate the 

 ];e(>jile who wished to attend and many were oblijied to return home 

 for lack of even standini>" room inside the door. An enei'iietic county 

 secretary and a Uusiness-like, hustling- local manager will generally 

 be able to secure a good attendance. As a rule, the most interest has 

 been shown in the counties where the greatest advancement is being 

 shown by the fai-mers, as such men feel they still have mu<h to learn and 

 they realize that one of the l>est ways of still further iin]U'oving their 

 nii'thods is by getting togetiier and comparing notes with other farnu^rs. 

 Tiie few wlio, instead of attending the institntes. h.mg ai-o\md the 

 street corners or frecpient the saloon, asserting. "Tlieni fclleis can't 

 teach me nothin' al)out farmin'." are always the least ])rogressive fann- 

 ei-s in the section. They are generally owners of send) live stock, they 

 ai-e soil robbers and gi-ow the ])oorest croi^s of any farnuM* in the vi- 

 cinity. 



During the year 412 institutes have been held. This includes SO 

 county meetings and 332 one-day institutes. Arenac county in the 

 lower ]>eninsula and Houghton and Keweenaw in the ui)iier peninsula 

 are the only raies in ^licliigan that have not had at least one institute. 

 while. at the otlier end of the list stands Lenawee county willi IS one- 

 d.MV institutes in addition to the county institute. 



COUNTY INSTITUTES. 



The attendance at the 70 county institutes has been r)S.014, or an 

 average at each of the 377 sessions of 150, besides 5,103 at the State 



