72 IOWA DEPARTMENT OP AGRICULTURE 



of reading matter that Canada is sending out and for whicli she is pay- 

 ing advertising rates. Our Iowa newspapers and farm papers, liow- 

 ever, realizing the value of advertising Iowa's opportunities and ad- 

 vantages have quite generally published not only articles from "Greater 

 Iowa" but also the special news letters and they have in this manner re- 

 ceived wide circulation. 



Five thousand copies of the Wilson-Wallace report on "Agricultural 

 Conditions in Great Britain and Ireland" have been published in pam- 

 phlet form and are being distributed by this department. 



The report of the Iowa Commission selected by Governor Clarke to re- 

 port on "The Needs of Agriculture of the State of Iowa" was furnished 

 to a number of Iowa newspapers including the leading dailies of the 

 state by means of galley proofs of the article as it appeared in the De- 

 cember first issue of Greater Iowa. 



farmers' institutes. 



From the reports of the farmers' institutes held during the period from 

 July 1, 1912, to June 30, 1913, we find eighty-six counties held 112 

 institutes. 



The total attendance of all institutes was 182,018, or an average at- 

 tendance of 1,625 each. They held 892 sessions with an average attendance 

 of 204 each session. 



The state aid paid towards the support of these institutes amounted to 

 $6,384.21. In addition to this there was contributed by subscription, 

 miscellaneous receipts, etc., $23,440.98 for the general support of these 

 institutes. 



The expense in conducting these institutes is divided as follows: 



For premiums on live stock, agricultural products, domestic science, 

 etc., $13,241.48; speakers, judges and instructors, $5,468.00; printing, ad- 

 vertising, hall rent and miscellaneous expense, $11,078.97. 



The following table sets forth the receipts and disbursements, attend- 

 ance, number of sessions, etc., for each institute held in the state. 



