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conference for the 4-H Clubs. It has also co-operated with the vocational 

 section of the Department of Education in various projects relating to the 

 judging of livestock. 



Special Features at Fairs 

 The Department, in co-operation with the Massachusetts State College, 

 arranged to exhibit at several of the larger fairs, a mechanical hen and a 

 special livestock exhibit. Both of these features were well received and 

 decided assets to the educational departments of the fairs. 



Legislature Provides for New State Building 

 The legislature, by the Acts of 1931, Chapter 413, provided for a Massa- 

 chusetts Building on the Brockton Pair grounds which will be ready for 

 occupancy in 1932. This building will be designed somewhat after the 

 present State building on the grounds of the Eastern States Exposition at 

 West Springfield and will be used for the purpose of exhibiting both agri- 

 cultural and industrial products of the commonwealth. It shall be under 

 the supervision of and maintained bj^ this Department at the expense of 

 the Commonwealth. 



Allotment of State Agricultural Prize Money 

 The Department received 123 applications for agricultural prize money, 

 made 112 allotments and paid premiums to exhibits of 104 organizations. 

 Amount of allotments ranged from $15 to $1,800, and was distributed 

 through 23 major fairs, 19 community fairs, 14 poultry and rabbit associa- 

 tions and 48 grange exhibits. In addition to the above, agricultural prize 

 money was used in financing the exhibit at the Massachusetts State Build- 

 ing, special exhibitions at the Union Agricultural Meeting, egg exhibits, 

 fruit shows and similar displays sponsored by the Department during the 

 year. 



Financial report of agricultural prize money for 1931 follows: 



Aqricxdtural and Horticidtural Societies 

 (Brockton and Eastern States not included) 

 Acton Agricultural Association, S750; Barnstable County Agricultural 

 Society, $800; Blackstone Valley Agricultural Society, $400; Bristol 

 County Young Farmers' Fair, $450; Deerfield Vallev Agricultural Society, 

 $746; Essex Agricultural Society, $1,800.70; Franklin County Agricultural 

 Society. $1,800; Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden Agricultural Society, 

 $1,800; Groton Farmers' and Mechanics' Club, $600; Highland Agricul- 

 tural Society, $800; Hillside Agricultural Society, $950; Housatonic Agri- 

 cultural Society, $1,800; Littleville Community Fair, $400; Marshfield 

 Agricultural and Horticultural Society, $800; Martha's Vineyard Agricul- 

 tural Society, $500; Nantucket Agricultural Society, $200; Plymouth 

 Count}^ Agricultural Society, $650; Sturbridge Agricultural Association, 

 Inc., $700; Union Agricultural and Horticultural Society, $750; Wey- 

 mouth Agricultural Society, $487.50; Worcester Agricultural Society, 

 $1,188; Worcester County West Agricultural Society, $950; Worcester 

 Northwest Agricultural Society, $1,050; total, $20,372.20. 



Community Fairs and Local Exhibitions 

 Ashby Community Fair, $69; Bolton Farmers' Fair, $50; Cape Cod 

 Horticultural Society, $50; Chester Junior Fair, $6; East Longmeadow 

 Community Fair Association, $60; Granville Community Fair, $75; Hamp- 

 den County Improvement League, $100; Hancock Community Fair, $35; 

 Heath Community Fair, $145; Hingham Agricultural and Horticultural 

 Society, $98.50; Monson Community Fair, $100; Orange Boys' and Girls' 

 Club, $75; South Amherst Apple Show, $83.25; Sterling Farmers' Club, 

 $100; United Shoe Machinery Athletic Association, $50; Upton Farmers' 

 Club, $100; Union Agricultural Meeting Fruit Show, $268; Wales Com- 

 munity Fair, $25; Westfield Young People's Agricultural Society, $47; 

 total, $1,586.75. 



