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awarded and paid; under domestic manufactures $84.60 was 

 awarded, and $73.64 paid; under agricultural implements 

 $1.50 was awarded, and $1.25 paid; under trotting $380 was 

 awarded and paid; under objects other than agricultural, 

 not specified, $58 was awarded, and $47.24 paid. The 

 society reports 1,125 members, — 518 males and 607 

 females. Six farmers' institutes were held at Blandford : 

 January 26, on "General Farming;" February 25, on 

 <« Abandoned Farms;" March 11, on "Corn Crop for Hill 

 Farms;" March 25, " Care and Raising of Neat Stock;" 

 April 8, on " Our Pastures ; " June 3, on " Care and Man- 

 agement of Milch Cows," and " General Farming; Outlook 

 for the Future." 



WEYMOUTH AGRICULTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL 

 SOCIETY. 



Incorporated 1891, Acts of 1891, chapter 77. 



The society in its first report to the Board in 1890 stated 

 that the sum originally raised by contribution had increased 

 to $10,270 and it now has that amount invested as a capital 

 stock in real estate, crockery, tables, etc. Total assets, 

 $10,520.01: real estate, $10,000; crockery, tables, etc., 

 $270 ; cash on hand $250.01. Liabilities consist of a mort- 

 gage of $2,500. Receipts for 1891, $3,892.68 : bounty from 

 the State, $926.85 ;* all other sources, $2,965.83. Expendi- 

 tures in 1891, $3,637.72: premiums and gratuities paid, 

 $671.02; current running expenses, $2,282.35; interest, 

 $184.35 ; paid on mortgage, $500. The society offered 

 $990.85 in premiums; awarded $691.14 in premiums and 

 gratuities, and paid $671.02 which went to 23 cities and 

 towns, 1 of which was outside the State. Fifty dollars went 

 to parties not resident of the State. One hundred and twenty- 

 eight persons received premiums and 144 gratuities. Under 

 head of farms $10 was awarded and paid ; under farm 

 stock $415.65 was awarded, and $404.75 paid; under field 

 and experimental crops $4 was awarded and paid ; under 

 farm and garden products $134.22 was awarded, and $132.25 

 paid; under dairy products $4.50 was awarded and paid; 



* $463.55 for 1889 and $463.30 for 1890. 



