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Agricultural Prize Money awarded to Societies and Fairs. 



Acton Agricultural Association, $346.00; Aeushnet Grange, $20.00; Barn- 

 stable Agricultural Association, $550.00; Becket Grange, $25.00; Bedford 

 Grange, $35.00 ; Blackstone Valley Agricultural Association, $400.00 ; Braintree 

 Grange, $30.00; Brimfield Grange, $13.00; Bristol County Farmers' Club, 

 $150.00; Brookville Grange, $17.00; Bournedale Agricultural Society;' 

 Chelmsford Grange, $20.00 ; Cheshire Grange, $15.00 ; Concord Grange, $17.00 ; 

 Dedham Grange, $32.50; Deerfleld Valley Agricultural Society, $650.00; 

 East Bridgewater Grange, $20.00; Essex Agricultural Society, $543.00; Fal- 

 mouth Agricultural Society, $51.00; Flintstone Grange (Dalton), $14.00; 

 Franklin County Agricultural Society, $900.00; Franklin Grange, $25.00; 

 Framingham Bovs & Giris' Club, $49.50 ; Garden Citv Grange, $25.00 ; Gardner 

 Driving & Riding Club;' Gai-field Grange (No. Dana), $20.00; Gill Grange, 

 $23.00; Greater Lynn Agricultural Society, $400.00; Groton Farmers' and 

 Mechanics' Club, $450.00; Hampden Agricultural Fair, $30.00; Hampden 

 Co. Boys' and Giris' Club, $97.00; Harwich Agricultural Fair, $42.00; Heath 

 Agricultural Fair, $99.00; Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden Agr. Society, 

 $900.00; Highland Agricultural Society, $650.00; Hillside Agricultural 

 Society, $650.00; Hingham Agricultural Society, $21.00; Hinsdale Grange;' 

 Holliston Grange, $25.00; Hoosac Valley Agricultural Society, $397.00; 

 Housatonie Agricultural Society, $900.50 ; Lanesborough Grange ; ' Lawrence 

 Horticultural Society, $50.00; Lee Grange, $30.00; Lexington Grange, $18.00; 

 Littleville Agricultural Society, $16.00; Lowell Driving Club and Agricultural 

 Society, $100.00; Lunenburg Farmers' Club, $50.00; Lunenburg Grange, 

 $14.00; Lenox Grange, $25.00; Mansfield Grange, $20.00; Marshfield Agri- 

 cultural Society, $600.00; Martha's Vineyard Agricultural Society, $400.00; 

 Merrimae Grange, $20.00; Milton Grange, $20.00; Monomoy Grange, $19.00; 

 Montague Grange ; ' Nantucket Agricultural Society, $150.00 ; Natick Grange, 

 $20.00; Needham Grange, $25.00; New Salem Grange, $20.00; Northfield 

 Grange, $28.25; Norton Grange, $23.00; North Shore Horticultural Society, 

 $11.00 ; Otis Grange, $23.00 ; Oxford Agricultural Society, $400.00 ; Pembroke 

 Grange, $35.00; Plainville Grange, $20.00; Plymouth Co. Agricultural Society, 

 $400.00; Ponkapoag Grange, $23.00; Randolph Grange, $30.00; Raynham 

 Center Grange, $20.00; Reading Grange, $20.00; Riverdale Grange, $9.00; 

 Rockland Grange, $25.00; Rochester Grange, $20.00; Sandwich Agricultural 

 Society, $50.00; Southborough Cattle Show and Fair, $169.00; Southborough 

 Grange, $13.50; Sterling Farmers' Club, $21.00; Stockbridge Grange, $30.00; 

 Stoughton Grange, $20.00; Sutton Boys' and Giris' Club, $26.50; Templeton 

 Grange, $29.00; Union Agricultural Society, $594.50; United Shoe Machinery 

 Athletic Association, $31.00; Ware Agricultural Society;' Wachusett Grange, 

 $25.00; Warren Grange, $30.00; Wendell Grange, $30.00; Westminster Farmers' 

 and Mechanics Club, $50.00; West Newbury Grange, $29.00; Westport Agri- 

 cultural Society, $499.50; West Stockbridge Grans'e, $21.00; Weymouth Agri- 

 cultural and Industrial Association, $311.00; Williamsburg Grange, $35.00; 

 Worcester Agricultural Society, $870.00; Worcester iSiorth Agricultural 

 Society; ' Worcester Northwest Agricultural Society, $700.00; Worcester South 

 Agricultural Society, $650.00; Worcester County West Agricultural Society, 

 $700.00; total, $16,271.75. 



Poultry Shows. 



The Department offered prizes through nineteen poultry, pigeon and pet 

 stock association shows during the year 1923. Each show has been inspected 

 by a representative of the Department and a record of the number and 

 character of exhibits is on file. 



The prize money Avas awarded as follows: 



Amherst Poultry Association, $150.00; Athol Poultry Association, $50.00; 

 Boston Poultry Association, $473.00; Eastern Mass. Pigeon, Poultry and Pet 



' No fair held. 



