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The position in 1902 of the various bodies 

 associated with the Irish Agricultural Organiza- 

 tion Society is shown by the following table : — 



The total number of Societies on December 

 31st, 1903, was 853, subdivided as follows : — 

 Dairy Societies, including auxiliaries not separ- 

 ately registered, 367 ; Agricultural Societies, 

 145; Banks, 201; Home Industries, 55 ; Poultry 

 Societies, 3G ; Bee-keepers' Societies, 28 ; Mis- 

 cellaneous Societies, 14 ; Flax Societies, 4 ; 

 Federations, 3. The approximate membership 

 of the whole of the Societies on the same date 

 was 80,000, and the approximate total turnover 

 was 1*2. 000.000. 



Apart from the practical considerations already 

 dealt with, the new agricultural movement is 

 appealing strongly to certain phases of Irish 

 life and character in a way that is also well 



