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the collego. An appropriation of $10,000 per annum for the next 

 two years will enable the institutes to be held in some of the counties 

 of the State not yet receiving such attention. Ten members of the 

 a«::rit'iiltural college and experiment station staff attended in all one 

 hundred and eight days of institutes. Eight sessions of special insti- 

 tutes were held, with a total attenchmce of '2,9-28. A fully equipped 

 demonstration train was run a total of sixty-four days, covering 

 2,008 miles and making 197 stops, with an aggregate attendance of 

 37,270. Institutes were held throughout the entire year in order to 

 accommodate those living in regions which diU'er from one another in 

 regard to the time of the leisure and busy seasons, due to local climatic 

 conditions. 



COLORADO. 



In-stitute director. — II. M. Cottrell. superintendent of farmers' institutes and 

 college extension work, College of Agriculture, Fort Collins. 



The superintendent of institutes fixes the dates and places of the 

 meetings and arranges the programme. During the year 130 regular 

 sessions were held and the attendance was 22,560. In addition, a 

 potato special train was run, with an attendance of 1,925. The ex- 

 pense of the institutes amounted to $9,242.42, of which $5,000 was 

 state appropriation and $4,242.42 fees derived from short courses. 

 The agricultural college and experiment station furnished 22 lec- 

 turers. Attention has already been called to the success attending the 

 six-day farmers' short courses and the iive-da}'^ housekeepers' short 

 courses which were conducted last season. 



CONNECTICUT. 



Institute director. — J. G. Schwink, jr., secretary Dairymen's Association, 

 Meriden. 



A new feature of the work this year was the offer of $100 in prizes 

 to those starting to keep individual milk records of their herds for 

 one year. 



During the past year the state dairymen's association conducted 

 53 sessions of farmers' institutes, with an attendance of 4,C00, at a 

 cost of $631.97, nearly all of which was appropriated by the State, 

 the remainder coming from membership fees and other sources. Be- 

 sides the above the association gave $594 in premiums at the annual 

 convention for butter, cheese, milk, and cream. In addition there 

 were 2,500 in attendance at the annual convention of 5 sessions. 

 Eight members of the agricultural college and experiment station 

 lectured at the meetings and institutes. The secretarv of the associa- 

 tion arranges the programmes and fixes the dates and j)laces of the 

 meetings. 



