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The addresses were published in the Michigan 

 Farmers' Institute Bulletin for 1901-02, and 

 were also gathered into a publication of the 

 Michigan Political Science Association under 

 the title Social Problems of the Farmer. 



The state of Rhode Island has organized on 

 a permanent basis. In 1904 there was held 

 in Kingston, at the College of Agriculture and 

 Mechanic Arts, a "Conference on Rural Prog- 

 ress." It was a one-day meeting, well attended 

 by representative farmers, clergymen, and edu- 

 cators. A committee was appointed to discuss 

 further procedure, and the next year there was 

 held in the halls of Brown University a two-days' 

 conference. The programme included addresses 

 on: The Grange, The Country Church, School 

 Gardens, and several phases of practical 

 agriculture. Among the speakers were the 

 assistant secretary of agriculture, Hon. N. J. 

 Bachelder, now Master of the National Grange, 

 and Dr. Josiah Strong. 



In the spring of 1906 there was organized 

 "The Rhode Island League for Rural Progress," 

 which was constituted through representation 

 from the following organizations: State Board 

 of Agriculture; Rhode Island College of Agri- 

 culture; State Federation of Churches; State 



