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other outstanding agricultural work according to the judgment of the 

 Department. 



Camp Gilbert 



Again as in past years, the Department financed Camp Gilbert at the 

 Massachusetts Agricultural College as a special endeavor prize for boys' 

 and girls' excellence in club work. 



Financial Statement of Special Exhibits 



Union Agricultural Meeting . . . $605.39 



Eastern States Exposition .... 2,779.25 



Total $3,384.64 



Agricultural Prize Money Awarded to Societies, Granges and Fairs 



Abington Grange, $15.00; Acton Agricultural Association, Inc., 

 $600.00; Acushnet Grange, $40.00; Ashburnham Grange, $22.00; Barn- 

 stable Co. Agricultural Society, $600.00; Bedford Grange, $40.00; Black- 

 stone Valley Agricultural Society, $551.00; Bourne Agricultural Society, 

 $50.00; Boylston Grange, $20.00; Braintree Grange, $30.00; Brimfield 

 Grange, $21.00; Bristol County Farmers' Fair, $250.00; Burlington 

 Grange, $45.00; Dedham Grange, $35.00; Deerfield Valley Agricultural 

 Society, $698.00; Essex Agricultural Society, $1,000.00; Flintstone 

 Grange, $17.00; Franklin Co. Agricultural Society, $1,200.00; Gardner 

 Agricultural Association, $600.00 ; Granby Grange, $20.00 ; Groton Farm- 

 ers' and Mechanics' Club, $550.00; Halifax Grange, $20.00; Hampden 

 County Improvement League, $100.00; Hampshire, Franklin and Hamp- 

 den Agricultural Society, $1,200.00; Hancock Community Fair, $85.00; 

 Heath Agricultural Society, $150.00; Highland Agricultural Society, 

 $715.00; Hillside Agricultural Society, $714.75; Hilltop Grange, $20.00; 

 Hingham Agricultural & Horticultural Society, $75.00; Holliston Grange, 

 $25.00; Hoosac Valley Agricultural Society, $499.50; Hopkinton Grange, 

 $18.00; Housatonic Agricultural Society, $1200.00; Lee Grange, $30.00; 

 Lexington Grange, $20.00; Littleville Community Fair, $100.00; Lunen- 

 burg Community Fair, $149.00; Mansfield Grange, $21.00; Marshfield 

 Agricultural and Horticultural Society, $650.00; Martha's Vineyard Ag- 

 ricultural Society, $399.50; Merrimac Grange, $30.00; Monomoy Grange, 

 $15.00; Nantucket Agricultural Society, $297.00; Natick Grange, $15.00; 

 Needham Grange, $24.00; New Salem Grange, $20.00; Norton Grange, 

 $34.00; Orange Boys' and Girls' Club, $50.00; Otis Grange, $20.50; Ox- 

 ford Agricultural Society, $500.00; Palmer Grange, $16.00; Plainville 

 Grange, $25.00; Plymouth County Agricultural Society, $550.00; Prince- 

 ton Grange, $19.00; Randolph Grange, $30.00; Reading Grange, $25.00; 

 Rockland Grange, $20.00; Sandwich Agricultural Society, $45.00; South- 

 boro Cattle Show & Fair, $248.00; Stockbridge Grange, $35.00; Sterling 

 Farmers' Club, $75.00; Swansea Grange, $18.00; Templeton Grange, 

 $45.00; Thrifty Grange, $25.00; Tyngsboro Grange, $12.00; Union Agri- 

 cultural & Horticultural Society, $713.50; United Shoe Machinery Ath- 

 letic Association, $40.00; Warren Grange, $39.50; Wendell Grange, 

 $30.00; Westford Grange, $15.00; West Newbury Grange, $29.00; West 

 Stockbridge Grange, $32.00; Westminster Farmers' and Mechanics' Club, 

 $25.50; Westport Agricultural Society, $600.00; Weymouth Agricultural 

 Society (Norfolk County Fair), $260.25; Williamsburg Grange, $34.00; 

 Worcester Agricultural Society, $1500.00; Worcester N. W. Agricultural 

 & Mech. Society, $850.00 ; Worcester South Agricultural Society, $750.00 ; 

 Worcester County West Agricultural Society, $799.50. 



The Department offered prize money through twelve Poultry, Pigeon 

 and Pet Stock Associations during the year 1926. Each show was in- 

 spected by a representative of the Department and a record kept of the 

 number and character of exhibits. 



