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Taylor — Taylor County Agricultural Society, Bedford; President, J. J. 

 Clark, Bedford; Secretary, F. N. Lewis, Bedford. 



Union — Creston District Fair Association, Creston; President, N. D. 

 Merrill, Creston; Secretary, J. M. McCornack, Creston. 



Van Buren — Milton Disitrict Agricultural Society, Milton; President, 

 H. C. Hill, Milton; Secretary, D. A. Miller, Milton. 



Wapbxlo — Eldon Big Four Fair Association, Eldon; President, D. A. 

 Jay, Eldon; Secretary, H. R. Baker, Eldon. 



Warren — Warren County Fair Association, Indianola; President, Lee 

 Talbott, Indianola; Secretary, Joe McCoy, Indianola. 



Winnebago — Forest City Park and Fair Association, Forest City; Presi- 

 dent, 0. A. Olson, Forest City; Secretary, J. A. Peters, Forest City. 



Winnebago — Buffalo Center District Fair and Driving Park Association, 

 Buffalo Center; President, F. T. Sparks, Buffalo Center; Secretary, J. P. 

 Boyd, Buffalo Center. 



Winneshiek — Winneshiek County Agricultural Society, Decorah; Presi- 

 dent, Edward Bear, Decorah; Secretary, L. L. Cadwell, Decorah. 



Worth — Worth County Agricultural Society, Northwood; President, 

 Nels Thorson, Northwood; Secretary, E. H. Miller, Northwood. 



Wright — Wright County Agricultural Society, Clarion; President, 

 Daniel Huntley, Clarion; Secretary, Chas. Rotzler, Clarion. 



AGRICULTURAL COLLEGES AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS IN THE 

 UNITED STATES HAVING COURSES IN AGRICULTURE.a* 



College instruction in agriculture is given in the colleges and universi- 

 ties receiving the benefits of the acts of Congress of July 2, 18G2, and 

 August 30, 1890, which are now in operation in all the States and Terri- 

 tories, except Alaska, Hawaii, and Porto Rico. The total number of these 

 institutions is 65, of which 63 maintain courses of instruction in agri- 

 culture. In 21 states the agricultural colleges are departments of the 

 state universities. In 15 states and territories separate institutions 

 having courses in agriculture are maintained for the colored race. All of 

 the agricultural colleges for white persons and several of those for negroes 

 offer four-year courses in agriculture and its related sciences leading to 

 bachelors' degrees, and many provide for graduate study. About 45 of 

 these institutions also provide special, short, and correspondence courses 

 in the different branches of agriculture, including agronomy, horticulture, 

 animal husbandry, poultry raising, cheese making, dairying, sugar making, 

 rural engineering, farm mechanics, and other technical subjects. The 

 oflBcers of the agricultural colleges, engage quite largely in conducting 

 farmers' institutes and various other forms of college extension. The 

 agricultural experiment stations with very few exceptions are departments 

 of the agricultural colleges. The total number of persons engaged in the 

 work of education and research in the land-grant colleges and the experi- 

 ment stations in 1905 was 5,406; the number of students in these colleges, 



a Including only institutions established under the land-grant act of July 2, 1862. 

 * Data following taken from bulletin published by the United States Department 

 of Agriculture. 



