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and gratuities paid, $1,186; current running expenses, 

 $784.09. The society offered in premiums, $1,555.50; 

 awarded in premiums and gratuities, $1,241.63; and paid, 

 $1,186, which went to 23 cities and towns. One hundred 

 and thirty-four persons received premiums and 37 gratuities. 

 Under head of farms $35 was awarded, and $33.50 paid; 

 under farm stock, $527.50 was awarded, and $493 paid; 

 under field and experimental crops $23.75 was awarded, 

 and $23.25 paid; under farm and garden products $94.80 

 was awarded, and $89.08 paid; under dairy products $12 

 was awarded, and $10.50 paid; under domestic manu- 

 factures $42.55 was awarded, and $41.55 paid; under 

 agricultural implements $4 was awarded ; under trotting 

 $528 was awarded and paid ; under objects other than agri- 

 cultural, not specified, $26 was awarded, and $22.75 paid. 

 The society reports 557 members, — 511 males and 46 

 females. Three farmers' institutes were held at Barre : 

 February 20, on "Small Fruits for Family Use ;" March 6, 

 on "Profitable Dairying" and "How Shall We Feed our 

 Plants?;" March 20, on "How to Render our Institutes 

 More Successful " and "Massachusetts Agriculture, Yester- 

 day, To-day and To-morrow." 



