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182 females. Three farmers' institutes were held : at Wil- 

 braham, January 28, on " Poultry" and " The Dairy ; " at 

 East Longineadow, February 25, on " Market Gardening," 

 and "Breeding and Care of Horses; " at Westfield, March 

 11, on " Small Fruits," and " Taxation." 



HAMPSHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Incorporated 1814, Acts of 1814, chapter 19. 



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

 the amount of its permanent fund (par value) to be $3,255.26, 

 and it now has $2,650 invested as capital stock in real estate, 

 crockery, tables, etc. Total assets, $2,711.79: real estate, 

 $2,500; crockery, tables, etc., $150; cash on hand, $61.79. 

 Total liabilities, $802.50: outstanding bills, $52,50; mort- 

 gages or like liabilities, $750. Receipts in 1891, $1,465. 

 40 : bounty from the State, $600 ; income from bank 

 funds, $75.34; new members, $52.50; donations, $147.76; 

 all other sources, $589.80. Expenditures in 1891, 

 $1,403.61: premiums and gratuities paid, $681.60; current 

 running expenses, $676.66 ; other expenses, $45.35. The 

 society offered in premiums $858, and awarded and paid in 

 premiums and gratuities $681.60, which went to 14 cities 

 and towns. Ninety-six persons received premiums and 5 

 received gratuities. Under head of farm stock $390 was 

 awarded and paid ; under field and experimental crops $22 

 was awarded and paid ; under farm and garden products 

 $125.50 was awarded and paid; under dairy products $10 

 was awarded and paid ; under domestic manufactures 

 $31.50 was awarded and paid ; under all other objects strictly 

 agricultural, not specified, $47 was awarded and paid ; under 

 trotting $273 was awarded and paid ; under objects other 

 than agricultural, not specified, $55.60 was awarded and paid. 

 The society reports about 500 members, — 300 males and 

 200 females. Three farmers' institutes were held : at Sunder- 

 land, February 3, on " Scientific Stock Rations ; " at Hadley, 

 February 20, on "Potatoes," and "An Outlook on the 

 Situation ; the Farmer as a Citizen ; " at North Amherst, 

 March 20, on "Scientific Stock Rations." 



