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females. Three farmers' institutes were held : at Westboro, 

 January 21, on " Poultry ; Incubation and Management " and 

 "Sheep Husbandry;" at Sutton, February 26, on "An 

 Outlook on the Situation, the Farmer as a Citizen " and 

 " Sheep Husbandry ; " at Shrewsbury, March, 25, on " Care 

 and Management of Milch Cows " and ' ' Insects and Fungi 

 Attacking our Trees." 



WORCESTER EAST AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Incorporated 1890, Acts of 1890, chapter 41. 



Originally raised by contribution $1,015 and now has 

 $2,296.23 invested as a capital stock in real estate, cash, 

 crockery, tables, etc. Total assets, $2,332.23: real estate, 

 $1,516.99 ; bank funds, $500 ; crockery, tables, etc., $160.90 ; 

 cash on hand, $154.34. Receipts in 1891, $4,541.50: 

 bounty from the State, $203 ; bank funds, $540.08 ; new 

 members, $194 ; donations, $336 ; all other sources, 

 $3,268.42. Expenditures in 1891, $3,982.45: pre- 

 miums and gratuities paid, $1,174.60; current running 

 expenses, $2,415.59 ; other expenses, $392.26. The society 

 offered in premiums, $1,575.25; awarded in premiums, 

 $1,373.35 ; and paid, $1,174.60, which went to 18 cities and 

 towns. One hundred and ninety-eight persons received 

 premiums. Under head of farms $32 was awarded 

 and paid; under farm stock $576.50 was awarded, and 

 $561.50 paid; under farm and garden products $354.75 was 

 awarded, and $326.50 paid; under dairy products $44 was 

 awarded and paid; under domestic manufactures $74.65 

 was awarded, and $71.12 paid; under agricultural imple- 

 ments $17 was awarded and paid; under objects other than 

 agricultural, not specified, $155.60 was awarded and paid. 

 The society reports 572 members, — 401 males and 171 

 females. Three farmers' institutes were held : at Lancaster, 

 .January 9, on " What constitutes Success in Agriculture?;" 

 at Harvard, February 27, on "The Best Management of the 

 Dairy and Best Way of Disposing of the Products ; " at Bol- 

 ton, March, 25, on "Orchard Culture " and "Raising of Small 

 Fruits." 



