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Ponkapoag Grange, $15; Reading Grange, $25; Rochester Grange, $10; 

 Rockland Grange, $20; Sandwich Agricultural Society, $50; Southboro 

 Farmers' Club, $226; Southboro Grange, $25; Stockbridge Grange, $35; 

 Stoughton Grange, $15; Sterling Farmers' Club, $75; Templeton Grange, 

 $38.50 ; Thrifty Grange, $24 ; Tyngsboro Grange, $18.50 ; Union Agricul- 

 tural & Horticultural Society, $715; United Shoe Machinery Athletic As-. 

 sociation, $48; Warren Grange, $36.50; Waltham Grange, $15; Wendell 

 Grange, $30; Westford Grange, $15; West Newbury Grange, $10.50; 

 Westboro Grange, $15; Whitman Grange, $14; West Stockbridge Grange, 

 $29; Westminster Farmers' and Mech. Club, $26; Westport Agricultural 

 Society, $672.50 ; West Granville Community Fair, $40 ; Weymouth Agri- 

 cultural Society, $400; Worthington Grange, $15; Worcester Agricul- 

 tural Society, $1499.25; Worcester County West Agricultural Society, 

 $800; Worcester Northwest Agricultural Society, $847; Worcester South 

 Agricultural Society, $403. 



The Department offered prize money through twelve Poultry, Pigeon 

 and Pet Stock Associations during the year 1927. Each show was in- 

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

 number and character of exhibits. 



The prize money was awarded as follows: 



Amherst Poultry Association, $126; Athol Poultry & Pet Stock Asso- 

 ciation, $72 ; Boston Poultry Association, $489 ; Dressed Poultry and Egg 

 Show, M. A. C, $14; Fitchburg Poultry Association, $150; Harvard 

 Poultry Association, $44.75; Hub Poultry Association, Inc., $145; Nor- 

 folk County Poultry Association, $150 ; Northampton Poultry Association, 

 $148.50; Plymouth County Extension Service, $10; New England Poultry 

 Association, $175; United Rabbit & Cavy Club, $50. 



Summary 



$221.05 



REGULATORY WORK 



Assistance was given to the agricultural interests of the Commonwealth 

 in preparing for the legislature the "Seed Law" and the "Farm Products 



