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SOUTH CAROLINA. 

 Institute director. — D. N. Barrow, professor of agriculture, Clemson College. 

 With an appropriation of $755 from the State for institute work, 

 but with an expenditure of only $510.26, the director of the experi- 

 ment station, with the assistance of 2 members of his staff and 2 

 lecturers from the college of agriculture, succeeded in holding 20 

 sessions of farmers' institutes during the year with a total attendance 

 of 5,848. 



SOUTH DAKOTA. 



Institute director. — A. E. Chamberlain, superintendent of farmers' institutes, 

 Brookings. 



Seed grain, dairying, and beef production were subjects discussed 

 at all the institutes the past year. The college of agriculture fur- 

 nished 2 and the experiment station 10 lecturers, while 9 state 

 lecturers were employed. The state appropriation of $7,000 was 

 all expended with the exception of $5. There were held 325 sessions 

 of regular institutes, which 44.357 people attended, besides 15 inde- 

 pendent institutes with an attendance of 900, and seed trains running 

 thirteen days and stopping at 92 towns which attracted 7,823 people. 



TENNESSEE. 



Institute director. — John Thompson, commissioner of agriculture, Nashville. 



Growing live stock was a subject discussed at all regular farmers' 

 institute meetings last year, of which there were 64 sessions with an 

 attendance of 55,300. There were also 18 independent institutes, the 

 attendance at which was not recorded, and 33 sessions of round-up 

 institutes with 6,000 in attendance. A railroad special which ran 100 

 miles stopping at 13 towns was visited by 2,000 people. The total 

 cost of the institutes was $3,264, not including the salary and ex- 

 penses of the director, which would add $600 to the cost. The state 

 appropriation for the work was $5,000. Six members of the agri- 

 cultural experiment station staff lectured, and 6 state lecturers were 

 emploved. 



TEXAS. 



Institute director. — E. R. Kone. commissioner of agriculture, Austin. 



The law of 1907 creating the state department of agriculture made 

 it the duty of the commissioner to organize farmers' institutes, but 

 made no special appropriation for their maintenance. The legislature 

 of 1909 appropriated $5,000 annually for the fiscal years ending 

 September 1, 1910 and 1911. This is the first appropriation for 

 institute work in Texas, and a director of farmers' institutes will be 

 appointed with headquarters at Austin, and precinct, county, and 

 state organization will bo undertaken. 



The commissioner of agriculture has, however, done considerable 

 farmers' institute work, using $2,116 from some of the funds not 

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