No. 4.] RETURNS OF SOCIETIES. 551 



WEYMOUTH AGRICULTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL 

 SOCIETY. 



Incorporated 1891, Acts of 1891, chapter 77. 



Amount originally raised by contribution had increased 

 in 1891 to $10,270; now has $11,270 invested as a capital 

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

 $11,768.82: real estate, $11,000; crockery, tables, etc., 

 $270; bills due and unpaid, $71.77 ; cash on hand, $427.05. 

 Total liabilities, $1,690.47 : outstanding bills, $190.47 ; mort- 

 gages or like liabilities, $1,500. Receipts in 1899, $8,704.64 : 

 bounty, $600; other sources, $8,104.64. Expenditures in 

 1899, $7,693.96: premiums and gratuities paid, $723.10; 

 current running expenses, $150 ; interest, $158.08 ; other 

 expenses, $6,662.78. The society offered $1,203.80 in pre- 

 miums, awarded $736.15 in premiums and gratuities and paid 

 $723.10 which went to 29 cities and towns. Three hundred 

 and seventy-five persons received premiums and 250 gratu- 

 ities. Under head of farm and pet stock $377.85 was 

 awarded and $377.60 paid; under field and garden crops $8 

 was awarded and paid ; under farm and garden products 

 $161.70 was awarded and $154.95 paid; under domestic 

 manufactures $123.05 was awarded and $117.10 paid ; under 

 children's department $15.45 was awarded and paid; under 

 trotting $942.50 was paid; under objects other than agri- 

 cultural, not specified, $50 was awarded and paid. The 

 society reports 498 members, — 492 males and 6 females. 

 Three farmers' institutes were held : at North Weymouth, 

 April 28, on "Vegetables;" at South Weymouth, May 26, 

 on " Soil and fertilizers ; " and at South Weymouth, October 

 5, on "A dollar in breeding." 



WORCESTER AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 

 Incorporated 1818, Acts of 1818, chapter 163. 



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

 that the amount of its permanent fund (par value) was $7,730 ; 

 now has $116,714.67 invested as a capital stock in real estate, 

 bank funds, crockery, tables, etc. Total assets, $116,714.67 : 

 real estate, $51,589.46; bank funds, $64,525.21; crockery, 



