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HAWAII. 



George Gibh — In ami for that portion of the District of Kau extending 

 from the land of Punaluu to the Kona District line. 



Donald S. ilacAJister — In and for that portion of the District of Hilo 

 extending from and including the land of Kukaian to the Hilo District line. 

 Alexander Morrison — In and for that portion of the District of Ha- 

 makua extending to the west from the boundary of the land of Paauhau. 

 and April 23, 1913. by the apiiointment of the following gentlemen for 

 the districts named: 



W. M. GIFFAED, 

 President and Executive Officer, 

 Board of Agriculture and Forestry. 



AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION IX THE UNITED 

 STATES OF AMERICA. 



We extract the following from an article written by G. J. Bos- 

 man, B. S. A., to the South African Agricultural Journal of Jan- 

 uary, 1913 : 



Perhaps no other country in the world is doing more for ag- 

 ricultural education today than the United States of America. In 

 each of the forty-eight States and Territories constituting the 

 Union is an agricultural college with an average attendance of 

 about 400 students. In connection with each of these State col- 

 leges is established at least one experimental station equipped 

 with an efficient staff of agricultural experts. Furthermore, in a 

 great many States they have gone so far as to have a special ag- 

 ricultural teacher in each high school and normal college. Teachers 

 in the rural public schools are required to have a knowledge of 

 the elements of agriculture so that they can devote a few hours 

 each week to the teaching of that. The American people realize 

 the necessity of teaching the farmer his profession. Through the 

 colleges, high schools, and experiment stations only a small per- 

 centage of the people is reached, so another institution or force 

 was created with special purpose of taking scientific knowledge 

 of agriculture to the homes of the farmers. This force was 

 called the Extension Department. The Extension Department 

 teaches the farmer agriculture ; his wife, household science : and 

 the boys and girls are being interested in the junior work of these 

 two branches. 



The following are a few methods used in imparting this 

 knowledge to the people : 



(a) Short winter courses held in local communities lasting 

 from one to two weeks, and covering the studies of field crops, 

 soils, live stock, and home economics. 



Cb) Special educational trains traversing the State, on which 

 are discussed such subjects as mealic culture, hog raising, dairy- 

 ing, and domestic science. 



fc) Farmers' institutes, boys' judging contests, boys' camps, 



