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visited the agricultural college at Guelph in the month of June, 1003, 

 These visitors were mostly farmers and their families, who took a day 

 to go to the college and see the work that is being done in their inter- 

 est on the experiment farm and to become acquainted with the presi- 

 dent and members of the college faculty of instructors. 



The work of the institutes has extended so as to include the im- 

 provement of the local fairs with a view to making them more highly 

 educational and directly useful. 



The methods pursued in carrying on the institute Avork are fully 

 outlined in the accompanying act of the provincial Parliament pro- 

 viding for their organization. 



Farmers' Institutes of Ontario, 1899. 



In the construction of the farmers' uistitutes act and of the rules- 

 CD "The department" shall mean the department of agriculture of the 

 Province of Ontario. 



(2) " The minister " shall mean the minister of agriculture of the Province of 

 Ontario. 



(;i) "The superintendent" shall mean the sniierintendent of farmers' insti- 

 tutes for the Province of Ontario. 



(4) "District" siiall mean a district composed of nuuiiclpalities as set forth 

 in Schedule A « of the act, rules, and regulations. 



{')) "Regular meetings" are those at which delegates sent hy the superin- 

 tendent are present and whose expenses, etc., are paid hy the department. 

 ((■)) " Supplementary meetings" are those conducted hy the local officers. 



(7) "Regular delegates" are those sent annually to assist local officers to 

 hold regular meetings. 



(8) " Supplementary speakers " are those sent at the re(iuest of local officers 

 to assist said officers when holding supplementary meetings. 



FARMERS' INSTITUTE ACT. 



Sec. 4C>. The formation of farmers' institutes for the purpose of disseminating 

 information in regard to agriculture shall he permitted under this act. one for 

 each district as given in Schedule "A" « to this act, but the lieutenant-governor 

 in council may, upon the reconnnendation of tlie nnnister, authorize the organi- 

 zation of additional farmers' institutes or make changes in the limits of the 

 various districts, so far as farmers' institutes are concerned, in order to increase 



their efficiency. 



Sec. 47. The lieutenant-governor in council may, upon reconnnendation of the 

 minister, adopt rules or regulations for the general guidance en- direction of 

 such farmei-s' institutes. 



Sec. 48. Every farmers' institute shall be entitled to receive such money out of 

 the unappropriated funds in tlie hands of the provincial treasurer as the legis- 

 lature may grant ; provided — 



(a) That the number of members is at least 50, each paying an anmnil fee of 

 not less than 2.5 cents. 



{b) That the i-\des or regulations approved by the lieutenant-governor in 

 council have lieen carefully observed. 



(c) That all reports or returns i-equired to be made to the superintendent 

 have been made to the satisfaction of the minister. 



a Schedule omitted from this publication. 



