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STATE BOARD OP AGRICULTURE. 



No Institute Society will be entitled to any of these prizes unless all reports re- 

 quired by the Board of Agriculture, of the Secretary of the County Institute Society, 

 are made within ten days after the close of the roeeting for which prize is offered. 



Reports i-eceived at this ottiee within two weeks after the close of the Institute 

 will be considered to have been sent within the 10-day limit. This requirement is 

 in accordance with a regular rule of the board. (Rule 6 for conduct of Institutes.) 



The Secretary of State furnished figures showing the number of farm- 

 ers in each county in the State. The average attendance per session was 

 compared with these figures and the percentage found. 



The ten counties having highest attendance at Institutes, in proportion 

 to farm population: 



Oscoda 46?', 



Gladwin 33% 



Crawford Z0% 



Otsego .-- 29% 



Alcona 27% 



Manistee 22% 



Emmet 



Iron 



Menominee. 



Iosco 



Lake... 



Livingston.. 



9% 



Oscoda wins first prize; Gladwin, second; Ontonagon county ranked 

 first with 53 per cent, but disbanded its Institute Society. 



The ten Women's Sections having the largest number of farm women 

 present : 



County. No. 



Livingston 1.50 



Calhoun 100 



Gratiot 100 



Branch 9b 



Lenawee 88 



(Jounty. No. 



Shiawassee 80 



Kent 76 



VanHuren 75 



Manistee 73 



Jackson 70 



Livingston county wins this prize. 

 Largest ten One-day Institutes: 



Place. County. 



Brown City Sanilac. 



Freeland Saginaw . 



Bronson Branch... 



Clinton Lenawee. 



H>»d)pv 



Saranae 



dauSLon 



Warren 



Bad Axe 



Milling ton 



Av. per 

 session. 

 .... 433 

 .... 341 

 .... 301 

 .... 300 



.Lapeer. 215 



-Jonia 204 



-Oceana. 195 



.Macomb 194 



.Huron 192 



.Tuscola 181 



Sanilac county wins this prize. 



The ten counties receiving largest amount from membership fees: 



Allegan $116 25 



Branch 83 75 



Macomb 66 50 



Sanilac 62 25 



Grand Traverse 58 00 



Kent.. 53 75 



Wayne $51 25 



Oakland 50 75 



Lenawee 47 75 



Montcalm 46 00 



Lapeer 42 25 



HiUsdale 42 00 



Allegan wins first; Branch, second. 



