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Jasper County-Institute held at Newton Dec. 19 and 20, 1901; cost, $74.50; average daily attendance, 150. Officers elected for the ensuing year: President, W. H. Kibler, Newton; secretary and treasurer, A. A. Nees, Newton.

Jefferson County-Institute held at Mt. Vernon Nov. 14, 15 and 16, 1901; cost, $77; average daily attendance. 500. Officers elected for the ensuing year: President, S. T. Maxey, Mt. Vernon; secretary and treasurer, T. J. Holstlaw, Mt. Vernon.

Jersey County-Institute held at Jersyville with the Sixteenth district meeting Dec. 17, 18 and 19, 1901; cost, $140; average daily attendance, 150. Officers elected for the ensuing year: President, C. W. Simmons, Jerseyville; secretary and treasurer, J. W. Becker, Jerseyville.

Jo Daviess County-Institute held at Warren with the Ninth district meeting Jan. 16 and 17, 1902; cost, $125.70; average daily attendance, 500. Officers elected for the ensuing year: President, Read Russell, Warren; secretary and treasurer, P. T. Hicks, Warren.

Johnson County-Institute held at New Burnside Nov. 13 and 14, 1901; cost, $75; average daily attendance, 117. Officers elected for the ensuing year: President, W. J. Casper, New Burnside; secretary and treasurer, R. W. Alsbrook, New Burnside.

Kane County-Institute held at Geneva Feb. 25, 26 and 27, 1902; cost, $160.83; average daily attendance, 1,100. Officers elected for the ensuing year: President, Fred Belden, Kaneville; secretary, C. P. Dutton, Geneva; treasurer, Henry McGough, Geneva.

Kankakee County-Institute held at Kankakee with the Twelfth district meeting Feb. 11, 12 and 13, 1902; cost, $124.70; average daily attendance, 85. Officers elected for the ensuing year: President, E. J. Viall, Manteno; secretary and treasurer, L. W. Smith, Manteno.

Kendall County-Institute held at Yorkville, Jan. 21 and 22, 1902; cost, $172.00; average daily attendance, 550. Officers elected for the ensuing year: President, John D. Russell, Oswego; secretary and treasurer, A. C. Gabel, Yorkville.

Knox County-Institute held at Galesburg with the Tenth district meeting, Feb. 4, 5 and 6, 1902; cost, $86.39; average daily attendance, 200. Officers elected for the ensuing year: President, L. W. Olson, Oneida; secretary, Theodore Whitmore, Oneida; treasurer, William McCormack, Oneida.

Lake County-Institute held at Gurnee, Jan. 28, 29 and 30, 1902; cost, $88.95; average daily attendance, 220.

Seventh District-Institute held at Gray's Lake, Feb. 7 and 8, 1902; cost, $71.67; average daily attendance, 100. Officers elected for the ensuing year: President, R. W. Chittenden, Gurnee; secretary, M. F. Clow, Gray's Lake; treasurer, O. B. Whitmore, Gurnee.

LaSalle County-Institute held at Ottawa, January 20 and 21, 1902; cost, $175.77; average daily attendance, 600. Officers elected for the ensuing year: President, D. M. Terry, Earlville; secretary and treasurer, F. M. Higgins, Ottawa.

Lawrence County-Institute held at Lawrenceville, Nov. 21, 22 and 23, 1901; cost, $61.33; average daily attendance, 91. Officers elected for the ensuing year: President, W. E. Neal, Bridgeport; secretary and treasurer, Pobert Kingsbury, Pinkstaff.

Lee County-Institute held at Pawpaw, Jan. 28 and 29, 1902; cost, $75.61; average daily attendance, 300. Officers elected for the ensuing year: President, J. L. Hartwell, Dixon; secretary, I. F. Edwards, Dixon; treasurer, Collons Dysart, Nachusa.

Livingston County-Institute held at Pontiac, Jan. 15 and 16, 1902; cost, $88.90; average daily attendance, 650. Officers elected for the ensuing year: President, D. Brewer, Fairbury; secretary, H. B. Taylor, Fairbury; treasurer, John W. McDowell, Fairbury.

Logan County-Institute held at Lincoln with the Seventeenth district meeting, Dec. 18, 19 and 20, 1902; cost, $125.35; average daily attendance, 300. Officers elected for the ensuing year: President, J. T. Foster, Elkhart; secretary, J. W. Jones, Lincoln; treasurer, John Zeter, Lincoln.

McDonough County-Institute held at Bushnell with the Fifteenth district meeting, Nov. 13, 14 and 15, 1901; cost, $86 90; average daily attendance, 150. Officers elected for the ensuing year: President, Fred G. Miner, Adair; secretary, C. L. Merriam, Macomb; treasurer, H. A. Knight, Macomb.

McHenry County-Held two meetings, one at Nunda and one at Hebron, Jan. 21, 22, 23 and 24, 1902; cost of the two, $343.27; average daily attendance, 450. Officers elected for the ensuing year: President, H. T. Thompson, Marengo; secretary, J. H. Turner, Hebron; treasurer, F. C. Wells, Harvard. McLean County-Institute held at Bloomington, Jan. 7 8 and 9, 1902; cost, $538 85; average daily attendance, 1,000. Officers elected for the ensuing year: President, John M. Anthony, Bloomington; secretary, H. S. Seitz, Normal; treasurer, John F. Moore, Bloomington.

Macon County-Institute held in Decatur, January 21 and 22, 1902; cost, $77.95; average daily attendance, 1,000. Officers elected for the ensuing year: President, William H. Bean, Blue Mound; secretary, C. A. Thrift, Forsythe; treasurer, Chas. H. Scott, Mt. Zion.

Macoupin County—Institute held at Carlinville Nov. 20 and 21, 1901; cost, $104.74; average daily attendance, 1,200. Officers elected for the ensuing year: President, Will B. Otwell, Carlinville; secretary, W. H. Stoddard, Carlinville; treasurer, Elsworth Chiles, Carlinville.

Madison County-Institute held at Alhambra Oct. 31 and Nov. 1, 1901; cost, $135.93; average daily attendance, 1,200. Officers elected for the ensuing year: President, A. L. Spies, St. Jacobs; secretary and treasurer, L. S. Dorsey, Moro.

Marion County-Institute held at Salem, with Twenty-first district meeting on Nov. 20, 21 and 22, 1901; cost, $311.20; average daily attendance, 500. Officers elected for the ensuing year: President, A. V. Schermerhorn, Kinmundy; secretary, Fred C. Goodnow, Salem; treasurer, T. S. Marshall, Salem.

Marshall County-Institute held at Varna, with Fourteenth district meeting Dec. 20 and 21, 1901; cost, $121.00; average daily attendance, 200. Officers elected for the ensuing year: President, H. A. Winter, Wenona; secretary and treasurer, A. C. Garvin, Wenona.

Mason County-Institute held at Mason City Oct. 8 and 9, 1901; cost, $95.45; average daily attendance, 800. Officers elected for the ensuing year: President, I. L. Pottorf, Mason City; secretary, Frederich Hess, Mason City; treasurer, Mrs. Lenna Peine, Mason City.

Massac City-Institute held at Metropolis, with Twenty-second district meeting Dec. 5, 6 and 7, 1901; cost, $123.35; average daily attendance, 200. Officers elected for the ensuing year: President, Andrew Davisson, Metropolis; secretary, Doric Slimpert, Metropolis; Treasurer, J. F. McCartney, Metropolis.

Menard County-Institute held at Petersburg Jan. 14 and 15, 1902; cost, $82.85; average daily attendance, 600. Officers elected for the ensuing year: President, J. W. Hellstern, Atterbery; secretary and treasurer, W. D. Masters, Petersburg.

Mercer County-Institute held at New Windsor, Dec. 10 and 11, 1901; cost, $100.49; average daily attendance, 150. Officers elected for the ensuing year: President, George Thornton, Millersburg; secretary, Alva Jay, Sunbean; treasurer, Paul Ketzle, Hamlet.

Monroe County-Institute held at Waterloo; Nov. 12 and 13, 1901; cost, $82.09; average daily attendance, 250. Officers elected for the ensuing year: President, Balzer Schmidt, Watarloo; secretary, Wm. J. Harm, Kidd; treasurer, Wm. Limestall, Renault.

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Preparing and planting a field of "Pride of the North" corn at Oak Grove Farm, Hebron, McHenry county, Ill.

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A typical McHenry county, Illinois, dairy farm, the property of Platt Winne, Huntley, Ill.

Montgomery County-Institute held at Raymond, Oct. 22, 23 and 24. 1901; cost, $139.71; average daily attendance. 2.500. Officers elected for the ensuing year: President, Arthur Ware, Butler; secretary, E. C. Richards, Hillsboro; treasurer, Edward Grimes, Raymond.

Morgan County-Institute held at Jacksonville, Oct. 16, 17 and 18, 1901; cost, $83.55; average daily attendance, 200. Officers elected for the ensuing vear: President, Marcum A. Hulett, Arnold; secretary, Charles A. Rowe, Jacksonville; treasurer, E. D. Scott, Franklin.

Moultrie County-Institute held at sullivan, with Eighteenth district meeting Dec. 11, 12 and 13, 1901; cost, $124.85; average daily attendance, 104. Officers elected for the ensuing year: President, W. L. Rhodes, Bethany; secretary, Isaac M. Woodruff, Bethany; treasurer, D. C. Frantz, Sullivan. Ogle County-Institute held at Mt. Morris Jan. 30 and 31, 1902; cost, $120.03; average daily attendance, 600. Officers elected for the ensuing year: President, D. D. Emery, Byron; secretary and treasurer, Frank Lynn, Byron. Peoria County-Institute held at Elmwood Jan. 28 and 29, 1902; cost, $75.00; average daily attendance. Officers elected for the ensuing year: President, Ira Cottingham, Eden; secretary and treasurer, William West, Hanna City.

Perry County-Institute held at Pinckneyville Nov. 14 and 15, 1901; cost, $80.91; average daily attendance, 200. Officers elected for the ensuing year: President, John B. Pier, Cutler; secretary and treasurer, W. T. White, Cutler.

Piatt County-Institute held at Monticello Jan. 30 and 31, 1902; cost, $76.60; average daily attendance, 400. Officers elected for the ensuing year: President, W. M. DeWees, DeLand; secretary, F. A. Odernheimer, Monticello; treasurer, C. Y. Bear, Monticello.

Pike County-Institute held at Griggsville Dec. 13 and 14, 1901; cost, $78.69: average daily attendance, 150. Officers elected for the ensuing year: President, Hardin Westlake. Pittsfield; secretary, W. R. Wilsey, Pittsfield; treasurer, Samuel Morgan, Pittsfield.

Pope County-Institute held at Golconda Nov. 8 and 9, 1901; cost, $50.79; average daily attendance, 100. Officers elected for the ensuing year: President. F. L. Sutherland, Golconda; secretary, A. H. Floyd, Golconda; treasurer, Joe M. Baker, Golconda.

Pulaski County-Institute held at Villa Ridge Oct. 30 and 31, 1901; cost, $70.00; average daily attendance, 150. Officers elected for the ensuing year: President, W. H. Leidigh, Villa Ridge; secretary, Robert Endicott, Villa Ridge; treasurer, H. M. Hogendobler, Villa Ridge. Putnam County-Institute held at Granville Dec. 19 and 20, 1901; cost, $68 20; average daily attendance, 125. Officers elected for the ensuing year: President. A. J. Robinson, Granville; secretary and treasurer, George N. Hayslip, Granville.

Randolph County-Institute held at Sparta Nov. 13 and 14, 1901; cost, $75 00; average daily attendance, Officers elected for the ensuing year: President, S. S. Taylor, Sparta; secretary, William Preston, Sparta; treasurer, W. C. Patton, Sparta.

Richland County-Institute held at Olney Nov. 20 and 21, 1901; cost, $77.15; average daily attendance, 450. Officers elected for the ensuing year: President, Ed. Philips, Olney; secretary and treasurer, Frank Britton, Olney.

Saline County-Institute held at Eldorado Dec. 4 and 5, 1901; cost, $61.93; average daily attendance, 250. Officers elected for the ensuing year: President, Hezekiah Bramlet, Eldorado; secretary' H. S. Anderson, Harrisburg; treasurer, C. H. Burnett, Eldorado.

Sangamon County-Institute held at Pleasant Plains Oct. 15 and 16, 1901; cost, $70.00; average daily attendance, 240. Officers elected for the ensuing year; President, Ira Knight, Williamsville; secretary, James A. Stone, Springfield, R. F. D.; treasurer, L. H. Coleman, Springfield.

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