38 AMERICAN FARMERS’ INSTITUTES. 

consists not only of those who attend for the purpose of 
obtaining practical information, but also those who attend 
for mere amusement.” 
In Manitoba the farmers’ institutes are organised by an 
Act of the Legislature, which enables an institute to acquirea 
legal status and to qualify for a Government grant when its 
paid-up members number 25; the annual subscription per 
member must not be less than 2s., and for each paid-up 
member the provincial Government makes a grant of 2s. The 
Department of Agriculture sends out lecturers to visit the 
institutes twice in the year. In British Columbia the 
provincia! Government also makes a grant of 2s. per member 
enrolled in aid of the institutes and provides lecturers for two 
meetings each year. In 1899, 105 meetings were held at 
which the total attendance was 3,317. 
There are no regularly organised farmers’ institutes in the 
province of Quebec, but a large number of farmers’ clubs have 
been established which work on somewhat similar lines to the 
institutes. Theprovincial Government makes an annual grant 
of 45 to f10 to each club, according to the number of © 
members, and pays the salaries and travelling expenses of 
official lecturers, who attend the meetings of the clubs. In 
1898 there were 516 farmers’ clubs in existence in the province. 
In Nova Scotia also the institutes are replaced by agricul- 
tural societies, which are partially supported by grants in aid 
from the provincial funds. To qualify for a grant a society 
must have 25 members with annual subscriptions amounting 
in the aggregate to not less than £8 tos. annually. In 1899 
the number of qualified societies was 119, with 6,974 
members. The subscriptions received by the societies 
amounted to £1,750 and the Government grant to £2,090. 
