The Atlanta constitution., 1900-11-19
FARMERS INSTITUTES HOW TO CONDUCT

best be exercised from Atlanta. The in
stitutes should be grouped into n certain
restricted portion of the year when the
convenience OF the farmers would make
attendance most likely. and during that
time services of institute speakers should
be secured. and the persons selected be-
cause of special success I'm their indiNlduai
line should be organized into one or moro
regular institute corps of two to SIX
speakers. going from place To place along
fixed routes To keep dates. or appoint
ments. exactly as is now the custom in
political campaigning. where state candl-
dates for office commonly proceed in par
ties from place to place To keep appoint
mentS for campaign speaking. Al eaci
of the places scheduled the regular corps
should meet and cooperate with the local
speakers selected in advance, and the pro-
grammes Of subjects and speakers should
bc arranged and printed from the central
office and distributed i'm advance, rs also
should he the ease with local advertis-
ing. -
Is really not great In Indiana. with
eighty counties. forty Institutes are held
annually on an appropriation oi S-.'hp.
In New York Institutes are held annually
In every county on an appropriation oi
sl0.ua In Wisconsin Institutes We're held
In every county originally on an appropri-
alton of SS.00 The surcst way To secure
effective and best organization would he
the creation or an unsalaried institute
commission. consisting. for instance, OF
the commissioner of agriculture. one rep
reScntativc from the experiment. station;
one from the college of agriculture. ana
one each from the horticultural and agri-
cultural societies. This commission 10
have the selection Of a salarled superin-
tendent OF Institutes. with whom detalis
shall ba left and who shall be held re-
sponsihIe for disbursements I'm the same
way that the hoard Of directors OF the
experiment station now select the station
workers
understand IL is. as I stated. the pur-
pose OF a prominent member OF the legis-
lature To introduce bin establishing
farmers Institutes in Georgia. based on
the most successful systems now In oper-
alton I'm this country.
As chairman Of the committee which
has this matter i'm charge. ] can say mat
w. shall use our best efforts TO have such
j, ensure PASSED as will. in our opinion,
civ. fh. best chances of success TO the
Institute work I'm our state. and that law
eubodving the suggestions OF Professor
Storkbridge will receive our Endorsement.
we would however. add the president OF
TN. pairvmen's Association To the com
mission ur board.
Governor Hoard. in = short tax on
farmers Institutes. before the Georgia
Dairvmen's Association. at Griffin. told
rs that farmers Institutes were doing 4
Great work I'm his state. and that Niscoh-
Sin was r,w apropriating the sum Of
80 ona Ter wear for this purpose. and con
si.l,.r,d the money well invested lie SAID
that such q sum invested i'm this work IN
t;.or,.ia would be a mere bagateile IN
,.,r,narisor, To- tn. good that would he ac-
complished.
Tbos.a who have this matter in charge
srpula inform themselves so that the
work may be started right ana given
ever chance for success.