No. 4.] RETURNS OF SOCIETIES. 537 



Under head of farm and pet stock $311.25 was awarded and 

 paid ; under field and garden crops $10 was awarded and 

 paid ; under farm and garden products $122.75 was awarded 

 and paid ; under dairy products $5 was awaitled and paid ; 

 under domestic manufactures $60.65 was awarded and paid; 

 under agricultural implements $6 was awarded and paid ; 

 under objects strictly agricultural, not specified, $70 was 

 awarded and paid ; under trotting $500 was paid ; under 

 objects other than agricultural, not specified, $20 was 

 awarded and paid. The society reports 709 members, — 

 516 males and 193 females. Three farmers' institutes were 

 held: at Hadley, January 26, on "How to make Massa- 

 chusetts agriculture more profitable" and " Insects injurious 

 to fruit trees;" at Sunderland, February 9, on "Resources 

 of our New England farms" and " The care of dairy stock, 

 including winter feeding;" and at Belchertown, March 14, 

 on " Fruit growing in New England hill towns," " Running 

 a small farm on a large scale " and " Following my wife's 

 advice." 



HAMPSHIRE, FRANKLIN AND HAMPDEN AGRICULT- 

 URAL SOCIETY. 



Incorporated 1818, Acts of 1818, chapter 125. 



The society in its first report to the Board in 1853 stated the 

 amount of its permanent fund (par value) to be $8,141.29 ; 

 now has $1,986.22 invested as a capital stock in personal 

 property. Total assets, $1,986.22: real estate lease, $500; 

 bank funds, $420.08; crockery, tables, etc., $1,000; cash 

 on hand, $66.14. Total liabilities consist of outstanding 

 bills to the amount of about $175. Receipts in 1899, 

 $2,518.50: bounty, $507.19; new members, $44; other 

 sources, $2,680.53. Expenditures in 1899, $3,571 : pre- 

 miums and gratuities paid, $991.25; current running ex- 

 penses, $2,518.50; other expenses, $61.25. The society 

 offered in premiums $1,657.50, awarded $1,090.75 in pre- 

 miums and gratuities and paid $991.25, which went to 23 

 cities and towns. Twenty-two dollars went to 1 city out- 

 side the State. One hundred and sixty-seven persons re- 

 ceived premiums and 23 gratuities. Under head of farms 

 $75 was awarded and paid ; under farm and pet stock $727 



