Show FAR MEnS institutes the growth of the farmers institute idea is one of the signs of oe the awakening 1 methods during the past year far farmers ineis ins institutes were held in nil all of tho th states estates except louis louisiana 1 iana arid nevada ind in all at the territories except perhaps alaska and hawaii where the efforts to inaugurate the havo have up to this time failed the secretary df agriculture reports r tha t marsted Marl ted progress has been made this year in institute activity in all directions over any previous year more has been appropriated fa farmers far institute work more sessions have been held and the total attendance has been larger barger chanat than at any time since this means of carrying agricultural tK information formation to the actual farmers themselves hasteen has been in vogue tho the number of institutes held during 1909 as reported by 47 states and ter ri was an increase of aver the highest previous record the number of sessions was 15 and the total attendance is given fiven as an increase over tho the previous year of the average number of persons attending a session increased from in 1908 to in 1909 the states and territories made appropriations for institutes aggregating 49 in 1909 the average cost per session vv was as 2151 many of the institutes are giving especial attention to the problem of bettering liette ring the condition of women iti in the tou country where 35 25 per cent of the women aomen live about af them in all in including eluding girls cirla |