The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-12

annually. as near uniformly as may be
throughout the several States and Terrific
ries OF the Union in the agricultural Sec
tons. Such institutes shall be arranged
Tor and conducted by the Superintendent
OF Institutes, which office Is hereby Gre
ated, who shall be competent and expert
enced in agricultural matters, assisted by
such lecturers and experts in the various
branches thereof as may be deemed nee
essary. Said Superintendent OF Institutes
shall be appointed by the Secretary Of
Agriculture at a salary OF So, 900 per year,
with power to choose first and second as
sistants ut salaries OF $1,000 per year, re-
spectively; fifteen district clerks at a
salary Of $4,000 per year each, and such
other clerks as may be found necessary.
The institutes provided for herein shall
embrace instruction, illustations, expert
ments, lectures and discussions Of matters
pertaining TO the chief branches OF agri-
culture in the locality where any institute
may be be held, together with informa-
ton as to the most profitable or unprofita-
BILE crops or agricultural pursuits accord
ing to soil, climate and markets. Where
deemed advisable stenographers may be
provided for the purpose oil securing COM
plete reports OF the lectures and discus
sions.
AS soon as may be after the close OF the
circuit Of institutes for each season, the
Superintendent shall cause 10 be pub
| lished bulletin or report OF the lectures,
discussions and papers OF that season.
Said bulletins may contain articles and
| discussions relating TO a single topic or
subject, or several subjects, In the dlscre-
ton OF the superintendent, which may
include either fertility, farm buildings,
tile drainage, cnsilago, grain raising, rice
growing. tobacco raising beef production,
| dairying, pork production, sheep hus-
| bandry, horse breeding, cotton culture,
sugar production, or agriculture, or any
or all OF them. OF these bulletins
there shall be printed by the Public Prin-
| ter 200, 900 copies annually; but certain
portion OF this number may be devoted
exclusively to n single subject, or two or
more subjects, except thut no bulletin
shall contain more than 400 pages, nor
shall the entire number OF bulletins pub
lished for or in any year exceed 100000
| copies. The distribution OF these bulletins
shall be MS follows One thousand copies
TO each member OF Congress, 1900 10 each
agricultural experiment station, 100 copies
10 each farmers institute held exclusively
under the auspices OF any State, and the
remainder by tho superintendent rs he
may deem best.
Lecturers, conductors and experts neces-
sary TO conduct not more than 400 insti
tules in one season shall be secured by the
superintendent or his assistants upon the
most favorable terms possible; but these
experts, conductors, lecturers, and so forth
shall DO paid only for actual time and
services in conducting such institutes.
The Superintendent OF Farmers lnsti
tutcslis hereby authorized 10 cooperate
with any State in managing aud conduct
ing n circuit Of said institutes upon such
just and equitable terms ~ no may deem
advisable, In which case the whole mum.
Der Of institutes for "A season may exceed
400. In proportion rs the National insti.
tutes cooperate with or receive aid from
the State institutes: Provided, that the
entire cost OF seasons institutes shall moi
exceed 500, 900 exclusive Of printing the
bulletins and permanent salaries.