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Department had the opportunity to present an additional educational exhibit at 

 the State Building on the grounds of the Brockton Agricultural Society. This 

 exhibit as well as the one in the State Building on the grounds of the Eastern States 

 Exposition portrayed work of the various divisions of the Department. Suitable 

 and timely exhibits were also installed at both the North and South Station termi- 

 nals. In cooperation with other organizations and commercial concerns the De- 

 partment set up a rather extensive exhibit at both the New England Prosperity 

 Show and the New England Food Show in Mechanics Hall, Boston. Mechanical 

 exhibits have been used from time to time in cooperation with the State College 

 at numerous fairs and elsewhere. The Department truck has transported exhibits 

 for demonstration puq^oses to various schools, window displays have been set up 

 and at the Union Agricultural and other group meetings displays and exhibits 

 have been installed. 



Massachusetts Fair Statistics for 1932 

 Not including Brockton Fair, the Eastern States Exposition and such other fairs 

 in which the Department has not rendered financial assistance there were approxi- 

 imately a quarter of a milhon people in attendance during the year. At these fairs 

 more than 65,000 agricultural exhibits were on display for which an excess of 

 $40,000 was paid in premiums. In comparison with the previous year this was a 

 decrease of 16.3% in attendance, .9% increase in agricultural exhibits and 13% 

 less premiums paid. In tabulating the returns it is found that the Department 

 paid 47.8% of all the agricultural premiums. When it comes to expenditures of 

 agricultural fairs we find that of the nineteen major fairs in which the Department 

 cooperated $114,217.35 was expended during the year which is 28% less than the 

 previous year showing that fair officials are reducing expenditures and holding 

 them more closely to a budget. 



Allotment and Payments of Agricultural Prize Money 

 The Department received 115 applications for agricultural prize money, made 

 100 allotments and paid premiums to exhibitors of 97 organizations. Amount of 

 allotments ranged from $15 to $1,800, and was distributed through 19 major fairs, 

 24 community fairs, 11 poultry and rabbit organizations and 43 grange exhibits. 

 In addition to the above, agricultural prize money was used in financing the ex- 

 hibits at the Massachusetts State Buildings, special exhibitions at the Union Agri- 

 cultural Meeting, egg exhibits, fmit shows and similar displays sponsored bj^ the 

 Department during the year. 



19 Agricultural and Horticultural Societies 

 (Brockton and Eastern States not included) 

 Acton Agricultural Association, $752; Blackstone Valley Agricultural Society, 

 $500; Bristol County Young Farmers' Fair, $450; Deerfield Valley Agricultural 

 Society, $799.50; Essex Agricultural Society, $1,800.60; Franklin County Agri- 

 cultural Society, $1,800; Groton Farmers' and Mechanics' Club, $600; Hampshire, 

 Frankhn and Hampden Agricultural Society, $1,800; Highland Agricultural Society, 

 $950; Hillside Agricultural Society, $1,000.50; Housatonic Agricultural Society, 

 $1,800; Littleville Community Fair, $400; Marshfield Agricultural and Horti- 

 cultural Society, $800; Martha's Vineyard Agricultural Society, $500; Nantucket 

 Agricultural Society, $197.75; Plymouth County Agricultural Society, $650; 

 Sturbridge Agricultural Association, $700; Union Agricultural and Horticultural 

 Society, $750; Weymouth Agricultural Society, $550; total, $16,800.35. 



24 Community Fairs and Local Exhibitions 

 Ashby Community Fair, $75; Barre Junior Fair, $98.50; Bolton Farmers' and 

 Mechanics' Club, $50; Cape Cod Horticultural Society, $100; Chester Junior Fair, 

 $43; Connecticut Valley Onion Show, $51; East Longmeadow Community Fair 

 Association, $60; East Bridgewater Community Fair, $75; Granville Community 

 Fair, $75; Hampden County Improvement League, $100; Heath Agricultural 

 Society, $155; Hingham Agricultural and Horticultural Society, $100; Monson 

 Community Fair, $100; Orange Boys' and Girls' Club, $75; South wick Community 

 Fair, $24.50; South Amherst Fruit Show, $98.25; Sterling Farmers' Club, $125; 



