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$281.27 was awarded and $260.64 paid; under trotting 

 13,448 was paid ; under objects other than agricultural, 

 not specified, $610.25 was awarded and paid. The so- 

 ciety reports 845 members, — 647 males and 198 females. 

 Three farmers' institutes were held : at Rehoboth, February 9, 

 on " Stabling and care of milch cows, with special reference 

 to health and profit ; " at Dighton, February 23, on "Poultry 

 feeding for the best results " and " The business side of agri- 

 culture ; " and at New Bedford, March 24, on " The history 

 of the potato" and "Potato culture." 



DEERPIELD VALLEY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 

 Incorporated 1871, Acts of 1871, chapter 208. 



Originally raised by contribution, $4,094.01 ; now has 

 $9,200 invested as a capital stock in real estate. Total 

 assets, $9,498.46: real estate, $9,200; crockery, tables, 

 etc., $250; cash on hand, $48.46. Total liabilities consist 

 of outstanding bills to the amount of $250. Receipts in 

 1899, $2,321.80: bounty, $600; new members, $26; dona- 

 tions, $34.90; other sources, $1,660.90. Expenditures in 

 1899, $1,988.44: premiums paid, $1,077.90 ; current running 

 expenses, $769.52 ; interest, $26.02 ; repairs, $115. The so- 

 ciety ofl'ered $1,388.25 in premiums, awarded $1,112.80 and 

 paid $1,077.90, which went to 24 cities and towns. Thirty- 

 eight dollars and fifty cents went to two towns outside the 

 State. It is estimated that 240 persons received premiums. 

 Under head of farm and pet stock $587.50 was awarded and 

 $559 paid; under farm and garden products $64.80 was 

 awarded and $62.30 paid; under dairy products $7 was 

 awarded and paid; under domestic manufactures, $86.75 

 was awarded and $83.35 paid; under trotting $315 was 

 paid ; under objects other than agricultural, not specified, 

 $51.75 w^as awarded and $51.25 paid. The society reports 

 1,118 members, — 870 males and 248 females. Three farm- 

 ers' institutes were held: at Ashfield, January 14, on " The 

 Massachusetts Agricultural College" and "The hundred- 

 dollar cow ; " at Shelburne, February 4, on " Home : its sur- 

 roundings and influences " and " Food and its adulterations ; " 

 and at Buckland, December 8, on " Necessities of to-day." 



