farmers' institutes in the united states. 339 



The last legislature passed an act which became operative in July, 

 1905, authorizing the board of county commissioners of any county 

 to defray the local expenses connected with farmers' institutes in 

 that county not to exceed $100 per annum in any coimty. Before 

 any farmers' institute can take advantage of this appropriation it 

 must be organized with a president, a secretary, a treasurer, and an 

 executive board of not less than three members, and a signed mem- 

 bership of not less than fifty actual farmers; and the further provi- 

 sion is made that no money shall be paid for the expenses of any 

 institute not held in cooperation mth the University of Nebraska. 



No round-up institute is held on account of the large ])opular meet- 

 ings held by organized agriculture at the school of agriculture and 

 experiment station at Lincoln, the third week of January in each 

 year. All of the societies for the promotion of the different lines of 

 agriculture meet at this time. In January, 1905, these societies held 

 31 different sessions, with a total attendance of over 2,000. 



Good seed specials, accompanied by institute speakers, were sent 

 out during the year from which 34,092 people were addressed. The 

 total cost of the institutes was about $8,607. Six thousand dollars 

 of this was from the State appropriation and $2,607 for meeting the 

 bills for local expenses reported and paid by the county commission- 

 ers. The agricultural college and experiment station sent 15 men as 

 lecturers, who contributed one hundred and fifty days of time to the 

 work. 



The institutes of Nebraska are well organized and the system is 

 worthy of careful study by other States. 



NEVADA. 



Institute directoi'. — J. E. Stulibs, president Nevada State University, Reno. 

 No institutes were held during the year. 



NEW HAMPSHIRE. 



Institute director. — N. J. Batchelder, secretary State board of agriculture, Concord. 



A farmers' institute meeting was held in every county in New Hamp- 

 sliire last year. There were in all 34 sessions, v.ith an attendance of 

 3,000, at a total cost of $2,100. There were 15 lecturers on the State 

 force, 8 of whom were members of the agricultural college faculty. 

 The institutes are held under general authority given by an act of 

 assembly, which requires the secretary of the State board of agricul- 

 ture " to make arrangements for, give public notice of, and, if possible, 

 personally attend the farmers' meeting authorized by the board." 

 The dates, places, and programmes of the institutes are arranged by 

 the county members of the board in connection with the secretary, and 

 notice of the meetings are printed one month in advance of their 

 occurrence. 



