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3. Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden Agricultural Society, North- 



ampton, September 28 to 30. 

 Cranberry exhibit, high school boys' camp. 

 Apple-grading and fruit exhibits. 



4. Brockton Fair, Brockton, October 5 to 8. 



Market garden exhibit. 

 Bank of apples (50 flats) . 

 Honey and bee products exhibit. 

 Publications and standard package exhibit. 



5. New England Fruit Show, Hartford, Connecticut, November 5 to 9. 



Display exhibit of Massachusetts apples. 



One hundred flats and standard package exhibit on table. 



6. Union Agricultural Meeting, Horticultural Hall, Boston, Januarj' 20 



to 23. 

 Exhibits of honey, apple-grading, publications. 

 Dairying Division. 



Prize money has been distributed through sixty different 

 fairs or exhibitions during the year. These fairs were divided 

 into four groups, according to size and general activities, as 

 follows : — 



Group 1. 

 Total number of agricultural societies in this group, 4 (Franklin County; 

 Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden; Housatonic; and Worcester). 



Total amount allotted, . . . $4,000 00 

 Total amount expended, . . . 3,992 50 



Amount not spent, . ; . $7 50 or .018 per cent. 



Group 2. 

 Total number of agricultural societies in this group, 15 (Barnstable 

 County, Blackstone Valley, Deerfield Vallej', Essex, Highland, Hillside, 

 Massachusetts Horticultural, Nantucket, INIarthas Vineyard, Plymouth 

 County, Union, Worcester North, Worcester Northwest, Worcester South, 

 Worcester County West). 



Total amount allotted, . . . $8,350 00 

 Total amount expended, . . . 7,979 35 



Amount not spent, . . . $370 65 or 4.4 per cent. 



