



which could he allowed. It became necessary, therefore, in editing; 

 the copy to rewrite entirely a number of the histories, to rearrange the 

 facts in others so as to present them in consecutive order, and in 

 others to cut out superfluous matter. In no case, however, has any- 

 thing been omitted that was regarded as essential to a proper under- 

 standing of the history, and no, statement has been inserted that was 

 not justified by some authoritative record. 



No attempt has been made to summarize the several histories or to 

 comment upon the work that each State has done. The purpose has 

 been to present the facts as they have been furnished by competent 

 authorities and leave the drawing of inferences and conclusions to 

 those who study and compare them. 



This bulletin brings the history of the institutes up to about the time 

 of the appointment of the Farmers' Institute Specialist of this Office in 

 1903. The subsequent history of the institutes will be found ([uite 

 fully recorded in the annual reports of the Institute Specialist pub- 

 lished in the annual reports of the Office of Experiment Stations. 



It is hoped that the information furnished by this history may not 

 only preserve a record of the facts, but may also encourage and aid 

 those who are interested in the future development of the institute 

 work by exhibiting its progress in the past. 



HISTORIANS. 



The following persons prepared histories or supplied data for their respective States 

 and Territories, and the valuable service that each has rendered is hereby acknowl- 

 edged : 



Alabama. — C. A. Cary, professor of veterinary science in Alabama Polytechnic 

 Institute, Auburn. 



Alaska. — Xo institutes. 



Arizona. — R. H. Forbes, director Agricultural Experiment Station, Tucson. 



Arkansas. — Xo institutes. 



California. — E. J. Wickson, professor of practical agriculture. University of Califor- 

 nia, Berkeley. 



Colorado. — A. C. True and F. H. Hall, in article in Experiment Station Record, 

 Vol. VII, page 638, and L. H. Bailey in U. S Department of Agriculture, Office <:f • 

 Experiment Stations Bui. 79, page 10. 



Connecticut. — T. S. Gold, ex-secretary-State Board of Agriculture, West Cornwall. 



Delaware. — Wesley Webb, director Farmers' Institutes, Dover. 



Florida. — Charles M. Conner, superintendent Farmers' Institutes, Lake City. 



Georgia. — Harvie Jordan, superintendent Farmers' Institutes, Monticello. 



Hawaii. — .Tared G. Smith, Agricultural Experiment Station, Honolulu. 



Idaho. — H. T. French, director Agricultural Experiment Station, Moscow. 



Illinois. — A. B. Hostetter, secretary Illinois Farmers' Institutes, Springfield. 



Indiana. — W. €. Latta, superintendent Farmers' Institutes, Lafayette. 



Indian Territory. — No institutes. 



Iowa. — John R. Sage, United States Climatic and Crop Service, Des Moines. 



Kansas. — J. T. Willard, director Agricultural Experiment Station, Manhattan. 



Kentucky. — Hubert Vreeland, commissioner of agriculture, Frankfort. 



Louisiana. — J. G. Lee, commissioner of agriculture and irrigation, Baton Rouge. 



Maine. — A. W. Gilman, commissioner of agriculture, Augusta. 



Maryland. — W. L. Amoss, superintendent of Farmers' Institutes, College Park. 



Massachusetts. — Howard N. Legate, clerk State Board of Agriculture, Boston. 



Michigan. — L. R. Taft, superintendent of Farmers' Institutes, Agricultural College. 



Minnesota. — Thomas Shaw, editor of "The Farmer," St. Anthony Park. 



Mississippi. — W. L. Hutchinson, director Agricultural Experiment Station, Agri- 

 cultural College. 



