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BULLETIN" 83, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



The subjects discussed at these meetings include fertilizers, feeding of domestic 

 animals, hygiene, dairying, cooperative association, rural law, the combating of the 

 enemies of plants and animals, apiculture, poultry, and farriery. 



The following lists of meetings of adult farmers with the attendance for the last three 

 years show the progress of the work. 



Meetings of adult farmers, with attendance for 3 years, 1908-1911. 



Kinds of meetings. 



1908-9 



1909-10 



1910-11 



Meetings by the agricultural supervisors: 



1,154 

 SO 



1,157 

 50 



1,119 





50 









57, 700 



57,800 



55,900 







Meetings during the winter: 



3,170 



49 



3,440 

 53 



3,670 





55 







Total attendance 



155,330 



182,320 



201,850 







Agricultural meetings for the army: 



550 

 27 



528 

 23 



572 





26 









14,850 



12,144 



14, 872 







Meetings on apiculture: 



388 

 26 



330 

 26 



366 





26 







Total attendance 



10,088 



8,580 



10, 248 







Meetings on poultry culture: 



355 

 46 



336 



44 



437 





53 







Total fi.ttenriancp, 



16,330 



14,784 



23,161 







Meetings on farriery: 



252 

 31 



240 

 29 



252 





28 







Total attendance 



7,812 



6,960 



7,056 







Special meetings: 



655 

 50 



752 

 50 



614 





60 







Total attendance 



32, 750 



37, 600 



36,840 







Sweden. — There is probably no country in the world where agricultural education 

 is better organized and more appreciated than in Sweden. The farmers' schools in 

 that country make provision for those actually engaged in agricultural work who can 

 spare only part of the year for improving their education. There are 30 of these farm- 

 ers' schools in Sweden, and they usually form a special part of the work of the 

 people's high schools which provide for the general education of adults. The work 

 of the farmers' schools is based on and is an extension of the general training given in 

 the people's high schools. 



During the year 1909-10 the 30 schools were attended by 476 pupils, of whom 266 

 paid their own fees. The number of students per school ranged from 4 to 40. The 

 ages of the pupils varied from 16 to 33 years, the average being a little over 20£. The 

 Government grant is from $825 to $1,100 per annum for each school, and at least an 

 equal sum must be raised locally. 



A summer course in household economy for women was held from May 1 to October 

 3, 1912. There were 6 special students of the average age of 20£ years working together 

 with a number of ordinary high-school pupils. The practical instruction includes 

 cooking, related business transactions, and baking of various kinds. Each pupil in 



