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meeting. The director arranges for the phiees, dates, and pro- 

 grammes of the institutes. There were held during the year 42 ses- 

 sions of institutes, with 4.240 in attendance. 



ALASKA. 



Institute director. — C. C. Georgesoii, special agent in charge of agricultural 

 experiment station. Sitka. 



No report was received from the agent in charge, but it has been 

 learned from other sources that one institute was held with satis- 

 factory results. 



ARIZONA. 



Institute director. — R. W. Clothier, professor of agriculture, College of Agri- 

 culture, Tucson. 



During the year 34 sessions of institutes were held, at which 1,862 

 were in attendance. The State appropriated $123.95 for the work, 

 and the college and experiment station furnished the speakers, four 

 in number. The ]\Iormon Church took charge of the institutes in 

 the Gila Valley, where most of them were held, and the speakers lec- 

 tured at the schools to the children and others who came in. The 

 State has recently made a more liberal appropriation for institutes, 

 so that better and more work will be accomplished next year, and the 

 short-course feature again resumed. The superintendent consults 

 with local authorities regarding the dates and programmes for the 

 meetings. 



ARKANSAS. 



Institute director. — Geo. A. Cole, superintendent of farmers' institutes. Col- 

 lege of Agriculture. Fayetteville. 



The State has recently placed the farmers' institute work in the 

 hands of the college of agriculture, which has organized a depart- 

 ment for this purpose and appointed a superintendent. 



The number of sessions of regular institutes held the past year was 

 150 and the total attendance 2,101. In addition there were 3 insti- 

 tutes held at fairs at which the total attendance of 42,000 is reported. 

 The State appropriated $2,135.00 for institutes, and the college and 

 experiment station contributed the time of the director and 12 

 lectiiivrs. which is estimated to have been worth $2,500 additional. 

 The director arranges the programmes, dates, and location of the 

 institutes. 



CALIFORNIA. 



Institute director.— W. T. Clarke, professor of horticulture, College of Agri- 

 culture, Berkeley. 



There were 250 sessions of institutes held during the year, with an 

 attendance of 28,294, at a cost of $0,000 to the State an»l $1,000 to 



