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Bridge;" at Georgetown, January 30, on "How can 

 Farmers dispose of their Milk to the Best Advantage?" and 

 "Unequal Taxation;" at Ipswich, February 13, on "Is it 

 for the Interest of the Farmers of Essex County to develop 

 the Farm, or the Driving Horse?" and "Agricultural 

 Depression;" at Bradford, February 27, on subjects of 

 special interest to women presented by lady essayists ; 

 at Wenham, March 13, on "Fertilizers," and "Food 

 Rations for Farm Stock;" at Topsfield, March 27, on 

 "How can Farmers Increase their Profits ?" and "Poultry ; "' 

 at Georgetown, December 29, on "The Horse," and 

 "Originating, Crossing and Improvement of Vegetable 

 Seeds." 



FRANKLIN COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Incorporated 1850, Acts of 1850, chapter 104. 



The society, in its first report to the Board in 1853, stated 

 the amount of its permanent fund (par value) to be $3,768, 

 and it now has $7,529.11 invested as a capital stock in real 

 estate, bank stock, savings bank, cash on hand, tables, etc. 

 Total assets, $7,540.11 : real estate, $6,000; stocks, $1,020; 

 bank funds, $404.42; crockery, tables, etc., $80; bills due 

 and unpaid, $11; cash on hand, $24.69. Total liabilities 

 consist of $33.20 premiums due and unpaid. Receipts in 

 1891, $3,008.30 ; bounty from the State, $600 ; stocks, $40 ; 

 bank funds, $6.42 ; new members, $140 ; donations, $10 ; all 

 other sources, $2,211.88. Expenditures in 1891, $2,479.19 : 

 premiums and gratuities paid, $1,048.98 ; current running 

 expenses, $1,429.79 ; interest, $0.42. The society offered 

 in premiums $1,253, awarded in premiums and gratuities 

 $1,060.18, and paid $1,048.98, which went to 17 towns. 

 Three hundred and thirteen persons received premiums 

 and 13 received gratuities. Under head of farms $10 

 was awarded and paid; under farm stock $676.63 was 

 awarded and $670.88 paid ; under farm and garden products 

 $184.50 was awarded and $181.50 paid; under dairy prod- 

 ucts $15 was awarded and paid ; under domestic manufact- 

 ures $62.50 was awarded and $58.50 paid; for all other 



