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The expense for lectures, judges, and instructors was $4,776.51; for 

 premiums on live stock, agricultural products, etc., $13,258.16, and for 

 the miscellaneous expenses $8,035.60, making a total expenditure of 

 $26,070.27 by all institutes. 



We find that a great number of the judges, speakers and instructors for 

 these institutes are supplied by the extension department at Ames. By 

 glancing through the schedule of dates for the institutes it will be found 

 that there is no systematic arrangement of dates; that there is no ar- 

 rangement of circuits for the convenience of the extension department. 

 It would seem that the service of the extension department might be 

 extended to a great many more institutes and the traveling expenses of 

 the speakers and judges greatly reduced if the extension department were 

 allowed to select the dates for the various institutes as they do for the 

 short courses. 



SHORT COURSE ASSOCIATIONS. 



The number of short courses held during the fiscal year ending June 

 30, 1914, and reporting to the department for state aid was more than 

 double the number for the previous year. Twenty associations reported 

 and received state aid to the extent of $2,592.02, as against eight during 

 the previous year receiving $1,175 state aid. 



The twenty short courses held 560 sessions, with a total attendance of 

 62,842. Eight drew the state aid available for county and district fairs; 

 ten that available for institutes, and two drew from both funds. 



In addition to the state aid the local associations raised by subscrip- 

 tion, etc., $17,651.57 for the purpose of financing the course. 



They expended for lectures, judges and instructors $4,218.60; for pre- 

 miums on live stock, agricultural products, and the products of domestic 

 science, $6,985.27, and for miscellaneous expense $8,189.31. 



