CONTENTS. 



Page. 



Officers of the association - " 



Delegates and visitors in attendance 8 



Constitution of the association 10 



Programme of the St. Louis meeting 12 



Proceedings - 1^ 



Address of welcome. By F. W. Taylor 13 



Reply to address of welcome. By J. G. Lee 15 



Preparation of programme of the meeting— Eight-minute reports 16 



Eight-minute reports from States, Territories, and Provinces - - 17 



Alabama. By C. A. Gary, Auburn 17 



Arkansas. By W. Q. Vincenheller, Fayetteville 17 



Connecticut. By L. A. Clinton, Storrs 18 



Delaware. By Wesley Webb, Dover - - - 18 



Florida. By C. M, Conner, Lake City - - 18 



Idaho. By H. T. French, Moscow 18 



Illinois. By A. B. Hostetter, Springfield 30 



Indiana. By W. C. Latta, Lafayette. 21 



Louisiana. By J. G. Lee, Baton Rouge 21 



Massachusetts. By J. L. Ellsworth, Boston 23 



Michigan. ByL. R. Taft, Lansing 24 



Minnesota. By O. C. Gregg, Lynd 25 



Mississippi. By J. C. Hardy, Agricultural College 26 



Missouri. By G. B. Ellis, Columbia 26 



Nebraska. ByE. A. Burnett, Lincoln 27 



New Jersey. By Franklin Dye. Trenton 28 



New York. By F. E. Dawley. Fayetteville 29 



North Carolina. By Tait Butler, Raleigh 30 



North Dakota. By E. E. Kaufman, Bismarck 31 



Oklahoma. By J. B. Thoburn, Guthrie 32 



Ontario. By George A. Putnam, Toronto 32 



Pennsylvania. By A. L. Martin, Harrisburg 34 



Quebec. By C. A. Gigault, Quebec 34 



Tennessee. By J. B. Killebrew, Nashville 35 



West Virginia. By J. B. Garvin. Charleston 35 



Wisconsin. By George McKerrow, Madison 36 



Report by the Farmers' Institute Specialist of the United States Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture 36 



Place of next meeting - - 38 



Appointment of committees 38 



Address of Hon. C. C. James 38 



Separate sessions of institutes for women 44 



Report of committee on nominations 45 



Report of committee on resolutions - - 45 



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