322 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Pub. Doc. 



ATTLEBOROUGH AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION. 



Incorporated 1887, Acts of 1887, chapter 203. 



Originally raised by contribution $20,000, and now has 

 that amount invested as a capital stock in land, buildings, 

 furniture, fixtures, etc. Total assets, $25,441.36 : real- 

 estate, $24,500; crockery, tables, etc., $500; cash on hand, 

 $441.36. Total liabilities consist of a note of $7,500. Re- 

 ceipts in 1891, $4,238.46 ; bounty from State, $569.35 ; new 

 members, $175 ; donations, $2 ; all other sources, $3,492.11. 

 Expenditures in 1891, $3,797.10: premiums and gratuities 

 paid, $1,330.70 ; current running expenses, $350; interest, 

 $191.11 ; other expenses, $1,925.29. The association offered 

 $2,692.75 in premiums, and awarded and paid $1,330.70, 

 which went to 21 cities and towns. Of this amount $119.65 

 went to 8 cities and towns outside the State. One hundred 

 and ninety-four persons received premiums and 102 received 

 gratuities. Of the amount awarded and paid in premiums, 

 $254.50 was under farm stock ; $275.30 under farm and gar- 

 den products; $3 under dairy products; $128.95 under 

 domestic manufactures ; $68.95 for objects other than agri- 

 cultural, not specified ; and six hundred dollars was paid for 

 trotting premiums, which went mostly to Attleborough and 

 North Attleborough. The association reports 101 members, 

 — 95 males and 6 females. Three farmers' institutes were 

 held: at Attleborough, February 24, on "Best Methods of 

 Growing Potatoes," and "Top-Dressing;" at North Attle- 

 borough, March 31, on "Indian Corn" and "Ensilage;" 

 at North Attleborough, November 7, on " Small Fruits 

 and Orchards," and "Obstacles to Successful Farming in 

 Massachusetts, and how to Overcome Them." 



BARNSTABLE COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Incorporated 1844, Acts of 1844, chapter 114. 



The society, in its first report to the Board in 1853, re- 

 ported the amount of its permanent fund ( par value) to be 

 $1,740; and it now has $8,300 invested as a capital stock in 



