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fifteen persons received premiums and 170 gratuities. Under 

 head of farm stock $441.25 was awarded, and $380.75 paid ; 

 under farm and garden products $210.25 was awarded, and 

 $163.25 paid; under dairy products $25 was awarded and 

 paid; under domestic manufactures $201.13 was awarded, 

 and $192.39 paid ; under trotting $617 was awarded, and 

 $615 paid. The society reports 866 members, — 563 males 

 and 303 females. Three farmers' institutes were held at 

 Marshfield : January 21, on "Farmers' Food," "Farmers' 

 Institutes" and "Market Gardening;" February 18, on 

 ' ' Sheep Husbandry " and ' ' Fruit and Ornamental Trees ; " 

 March 10, on "Both Sides of Farming," "Farming in 

 Massachusetts" and " Dairying." 



MARTHA'S VINEYARD AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Incorporated 1859, Acts of 1859, chapter 33. 



Originally raised by contribution $4,552.17 and now has 

 $4,170.19 invested as a capital stock in real estate, notes, 

 bank funds, crockery, tables, etc. Total assets, $4,170.19 

 real estate, $2,500; notes, $750; bank funds, $720.19 

 crockery, tables, etc., $200. Receipts in 1891, $1,218.20 

 bounty from the State, $600 ; notes, $53.46 ; bank funds, 

 $28.63; new members, $18; donations, $5.75; all other 

 sources, $512.36. Expenditures in 1891, $1,268.28: pre- 

 miums and gratuities paid, $642.58 ; current running ex- 

 penses, $324.40; other expenses, $301.30. The society 

 offered $815 in premiums; and awarded and paid $642.58 

 in premiums and gratuities, which went to 4 towns. One 

 hundred and ten persons received premiums and 125 gratui- 

 ties. Under farms $6 was awarded and paid; under farm 

 stock $340.81 was awarded and paid ; under field and 

 experimental crops $57 was awarded and paid ; under farm 

 and garden products $108.80 was awarded and paid ; under 

 dairy products $18.25 was awarded and paid; under 

 domestic manufactures $114.67 was awarded and paid; 

 under objects other than agricultural, not specified, $28.85 

 was awarded and paid. The society reports 224 members, 



