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material. All of the work of instruction is by members of the faculty of the agricul- 

 tural college and by demonstration agents in the various counties. 



South Dakota. — The Legislature of South Dakota increased the appropriation 

 for farmers' institute purposes from $16,000 to $20,000 per annum. A ladies' auxiliary 

 of the farmers' institutes has been organized and a lady has been placed in charge of 

 this department. Meetings for women were held at 128 points, with a total attend- 

 ance of 11,826. The special topics discussed during the year in the men's institutes 

 were alfalfa and corn growing. 



Tennessee. — Institute work during the last year was confined almost wholly to 

 agricultural trains. Owing to legislative entanglements no appropriation for farmers' 

 institutes was made. Notwithstanding the lack of funds, however, three round-up 

 or divisional institutes were held by the commissioner of agriculture, who is in charge 

 of the institute work in this State. 



Texas. — In cooperation with the State entomologist the farmers' institute director 

 has appointed in each district a local entomological observer to report on insect pests. 

 He has also organized a large number of baby beef and boys' and girls' hog clubs. 

 Special meetings were held by the pathologist and entomologist for demonstrations 

 in spraying against codling moth and other insect and fungus diseases. Five insti- 

 tute trains were run. The topics presented were soil mulching, seed selection, stock 

 and poultry rearing, silo construction, and control of insect and fungus diseases. 



Utah. — The special topics discussed at the institutes in Utah during the past 

 season were conservation of irrigation water; economy in time, energy, and labor of 

 men and women. Among the new features introduced were the appointment of 

 county chairmen, and the publication of synopses of addresses to be distributed 

 among the audiences. An institute train was run, the subjects taught being animal 

 husbandry, dry farming, and irrigation. 



West Virginia. — At the last session of the legislature a law was enacted transfer- 

 ring the farmers' institute work from the board of agriculture to the control of the 

 college of agriculture at Morgantown. Under the direction of the university, four 

 institute trains were run, with a total attendance of 16,490. The subjects taught 

 were soil improvement, poultry, and market gardening. Lecturers from the insti- 

 tute force were present at teachers' institutes, high schools, and normal schools. Six 

 itinerant experts were employed in field demonstration work and as agricultural 

 advisors to individual farmers. These each devoted 11 months to this service. 



Wisconsin. — In Wisconsin the special topics discussed at the institutes were soil 

 conservation, crop rotation, silos, cooperation, dairying, and the growing of alfalfa. 

 A number of new institute lecturers were employed during the year, among whom 

 was a representative of the Wisconsin Live Stock Breeders' Association. In addition 

 to the instruction given by lectures at the institutes, an edition of 10,000 copies of a 

 cookbook was published and distributed. 



STATE OFFICIALS IN CHARGE OF FARMERS' INSTITUTES. 



Alabama. — C. A. Cary, Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Auburn; Reuben F. Kolb, 



commissioner of agriculture, Montgomery. 

 Alaska. — C. C. Georgeson, Agricultural Experiment Station, Sitka. 

 Arizona. — A. M. McOmie, superintendent of farmers' institutes, Tucson. 

 Arkansas. — Martin Nelson, director of farmers' institutes, Fayetteville. 

 California. — W. T. Clarke, superintendent of university extension in agriculture, 



Berkeley. 

 Colorado. — C. H. Hinman, director of farmers' institutes and extension, Fort Collins. 

 Connecticut. — L. H. Healey, secretary State board of agriculture and director of 



advisory board of farmers' institutes, Hartford. 

 Delaware. — Wesley Webb, corresponding secretary, State board of agriculture, 



Dover. 

 Florida. — P. H. Rolfs, director Agricultural Experiment Station, Gainesville. 



