342 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Pub. Doc. 



New England Farmer;" at Hudson, March 27, on "Fruit 

 Culture " and " Vegetable Culture ; " at Arlington, Decem- 

 ber 8, on " Swine " and " Market Gardening." 



MIDDLESEX NORTH AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Incorporated 1855, Acts of 1855, chapter 315. 



Originally raised by contribution $3,000 and now has 

 $28,000 invested as a capital stock in real estate. Total 

 assets, $29,461.44: real estate, $28,000; crockery, tables, 

 etc., $400; bills due and unpaid, $505.44; cash on hand, 

 $556. Total liabilities, $3,610.75: premiums due and 

 unpaid, $110.75; mortgages or like liabilities, $3,500. 

 Receipts in 1891, $3,709.71 : bounty from the State, $600 ; 

 new members, $132 ; all other sources, $2,977.71. Expen- 

 ditures in 1891, $3,576.90: premiums and gratuities paid, 

 $973.25; current running expenses, $1,876; interest, 

 $187.50; other expenses, $540.15. The society offered in 

 premiums $1,276.50 ; awarded in premiums and gratuities 

 $882.25 ; and paid $973.25, which went to 15 towns. One 

 hundred and seventy-five persons received premiums and 58 

 gratuities. Under head of farm stock $440.75 was awarded, 

 and $391.25 paid ; under farm and garden products $339.75 

 was awarded, and $303.50 paid; under dairy products $3 

 was awarded; under domestic manufactures $129.25 was 

 awarded, and $121.75 paid. Diplomas were awarded for 

 agricultural implements. The society reports 650 mem- 

 bers, — 440 males and 210 females. Five farmers' institutes 

 were held: at Lowell, January 14, on "Productive Labor 

 as Relative to Capital in Maintenance of the Social Struct- 

 ure " and " Small Fruits for Family Use ; " at Acton, Feb- 

 ruary 18, on "Commercial Fertilizers and how to Use 

 tlitni" and "Economical Feeding of Stock;" at Lowell, 

 March 18, on "Artificial Drainage of the Soil" and "Plant 

 Growth;" at Westford, April 15, on "Benefits of Agri- 

 cultural Societies to the Farmers" and " Fruit; " at North 

 Billerica, October 29, on "Best Methods of Raising and 

 Curing Ensilage " and " Chemical Fertilizers." 



