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hold 4G4 sessions at which 21,538 were in attendance. The college of 

 agriculture and the experiment station furnished five lecturers, and 

 subjects in veterinary science and in domestic science were introduced. 

 State fairs and organization of farmers were discussed at all the 

 meetings. 



LOUISIANA. 



Institute director. — Charles Schuler, commissioner of agriculture, Baton 

 Rouge. 



No farmers' institutes were held by the state department, but the 

 college of agriculture conducted a number of farmers' conferences 

 at which professors from the college and experiment station delivered 

 addresses. 



MAINE. 



Institute director. — A. W. Oilman, commissioner of agriculture, Augusta. 



During the year 79 sessions of regular institutes were held with an 

 attendance of 8,267, while 5 independent institutes had 040 in attend- 

 ance. The total cost was $2,500, all paid for out of state funds. The 

 college of agriculture furnished 2 speakers. The dates and the 

 programmes are arranged by the commissioner, while the places of 

 the meetings are selected by the county organizations. 



MARYLAND. 



Institute director. — Wm. L. Amoss, director of farmers' institutes. Benson. 



Ninety-seven regular farmers' institutes were held during the year, 

 at which 9,345 w^ere in attendance. There w^ere also institute schools 

 with an attendance of 57G and a special corn train that attracted 

 1,085 people. The faculty of the college of agriculture and the ex- 

 periment station staff lectured at as many institutes as their other 

 duties would permit. 



MASSACHUSETTS. 



Institute director.- — J. L. Ellsworth, secretary state board of agriculture, 

 Boston. 



Last year $2,187.69 was used in institute work, 187 sessions being 

 held with 20,756 in attendance, and two demonstration meetings 

 which 400 attended. Twelve lecturers from the college of agricul- 

 ture and the experiment station addressed meetings during the year. 



MICHIGAN. 



Institute director. — L. R. Taft, superintendent of farmers' institutes, East 

 Lansing. 



Institutes were held in the lower peninsula in all the counties 

 except one. Altogether in both peninsulas there were 1,163 sessions 

 of regular institutes with a total attendance of 147,438. Round-up 



