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30, 1904, to the above totals a considerable advance in institute activity in all direc- 

 tions. The figures corrected by the addition of the data as given in 1904 for the four 

 States mentioned .^how tliat tliere were 1,935 one-day institutes heM during the year 

 ending June 30, 1905, an increase of ISO over the previous year; that there were 1,317 

 two-dav institutes, a decrease of 159; and that there were 123 tliree-day institutes, an 

 increase of 48; that the total nundjer of institutes was 3,375, an increase of 69; that 

 the total nund)er of sessions was 10,810, an increase of 188, and that the total 

 attendance was 1,027,022, an increase of 185,324. 



The appropriations by the States increaseil $11,460.01 and the api)ropriations from 

 the colleges and other sources increased $9,257.10. The total cost of the institutes 

 was $219,541.04, an increase of $16,474.48. The appropriations for the coming year 

 of 1905-6 amount to $232,847.62, an increase of 89,683.62 over that of the year ended 

 June 30, li»05. 



There are 992 State institute lecturers, an increase of 3^t. Three hundred and sixty- 

 six of these lecturers were from the facilities of the agricultural colleges and the 

 experiment station staffs, an increase of 5. The c(tllege and station lecturers con- 

 tributed 2,646 (lays of time, an increa.«e over the previous year of 515 days. The 

 total number of days of institutes was 4,938, an increase of 95. 



The Dei)artment" during the year issued a number of publications relating to the 

 institute work; a bidletin on Agricultural Instruetion for Adults in the British Empire; 

 also a number of syllabi of lectures on a'jricultural topics accompanied with lantern- 

 slide illustrations. ' The list of State directors has b-en revised to Septend)er 1, 1905, 

 and a new list of 1,581 names of local managers of institutes has been secured, all of 

 whom are being supplied with institute literature. Bulletin No. 135, entitled "Legis- 

 lation Relating to Farmers' Institutes," has l)een revised, brought up to date, and is 

 about really for distribution. Several courses of study are being prepared for use in 

 movable schools, one on cheese making, one on butter making, one on poultry rear- 

 ing, and another on fruit growing. Each course will reipiire about iifteeu days to 

 complete. Each lecture is accompanied by a i)racticum, which eacli student is 

 expected to take, which will occupy from one hour and a half to three hours of time 

 each day. 



A bulletin entitled '"Agricultural Instruction for Adults in Foreign Countries" is in 

 the hands of the printer, and another giving a history of the origin of the farmers' 

 institute work in each State and Territor>- has been i)repared. 



Morning Session, Friday, November 10, 1905. 



The convention met at 9.30 o'clock a. m., the vice president, Mr. E. A. Burnett, 

 in the chair. 



Resolutions. 



The committee on resolutions, consisting of F. H. Hall, of Illinois, John Hamil- 

 ton, of Washington, I). C, and H. T. French, of Idaho, reported as follows: 



COMPUTINi; ATTENDANCE. 



In view of the inaccuracy and misleading character of the method now in use by 

 this association for computing institute attendance; Therefore be it 



Resolved, First. That hereafter the number in attendance at each session of each 

 institute shall be ascertained by actual count and recorded, and the aggregate of all 

 of the sessions shall be reported as the total attendance for the year. This aggregate 

 divided by the number of sessions shall be regarded as the average attendance at each 

 session. 



Second. That attendance at the annual round-up of institute workers, outdoor pic- 

 nics, harvest home meetings, and similar assemblages of farmers addressed by 

 institute speakers, shall be reported separately from the regular institutes, the total 

 attendance for the entire meeting to be given instead of the number present at each 



STANDING COMMITTEES. 



Resolved, First. That standing committees be created, consisting of three members, 

 to be nominated by the executive committee upon the following subjects: 



( 1 ) Institute organization and methods. 



(2) Institute lecturers. 



