exceeded $600, the assets having exceeded the necessary $3000 to obtain 

 the full State bounty. 



In 1883 the members enrolled were onlj- prospective as it "were, and 

 were recognized as such by giving their note for $5.00 to the Treasurer, 

 which constituted a membership at Ihat time. In 1884, upon the pur- 

 chase of real estate, collection was made upon those notes, also during 

 that year 123 new paid up members joined. Liberal additions have 

 been made each year, until the present available membership is some- 

 thing over 400. 



Thus for the five years of its chartered existence the society has been 

 an example of almost unparalleled prosperity, as the direct result of a 

 willingness to give earnest co-operation by all parties interested. 



Taking a look back over the yeais covered by the existence of the so- 

 ciety, noting the improvements in our stock, management of our farms, 

 general display at our fairs, and general interest manifested, no one can 

 doubt the healthy inspiration and power in these annual autumnal gath- 

 erings. There we meet old friends and form new acquaintances, and 

 for the most part the faces we look into are an index of a life, like our 

 own, passed in honest toil. 



Thanks to those, past and present, who originattd, and have contrib- 

 uted to the success of our agricultural society; and as we gather from 

 year to year to compare notes and exchange greetings, may our efforts 

 secure to us the same grand success in the future that we have witness- 

 ed in the past. 



List of Premiums - - 1887. 



FAEMS AND CEOPS. 



W. E. Shaw, Plainfield, Improvements on Farm, $10 00 



D. L. Graves, Ashfield, " T 00 



S. W, Clark, Plainfield, Farm, 6 00 



Ebenezcr Shaw, Windsor, " 5 00 



Andrew J. Shaw, Cummingtan, Field corn, 5 00 



Gordyce Bates, Worthington, " 3 00 



H. W. Kingman, Cummington, " 2 00 



F. O. Eichards, " " 2 00 



