264 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Pub. Doc. 



BARNSTABLE COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Incorporated 1844, Acts of 1844, chapter 114. 



The society in its first report to the Board in 1853 

 reported the amount of its permanent fund (par value) to 

 be $1,740; now has $8,300 invested as a capital stock in 

 real estate and bonds. Total assets, $8,558.90 : real estate, 

 $7,500 ; bonds, $800 ; cash on hand, $258.90. Total liabil- 

 ities consist of notes amounting to $3,575. Receipts in 

 1895, $3,524.83: bounty, $600 ; new members, $25 ; other 

 sources, $2,899.83. Expenditures in 1895, $3,265.93: 

 premiums and gratuities paid, $1,506.50;* current running 

 expenses, $1,557.43; interest, $202. The society offered 

 $1,953.50 in premiums and awarded and paid $1,506.50* in 

 premiums and gratuities, which went to 9 towns. Ninety- 

 three persons received premiums and 119 gratuities. Under 

 head of farm and pet stock $319.25 was awarded and paid; 

 under field and garden crops $3 was awarded and paid ; under 

 farm and garden products $252.50 was awarded and paid ; 

 under dairy products $8 was awarded and paid ; under do- 

 mestic manufactures $121.25 was awarded and paid; under 

 agricultural implements $3 was awarded and paid ; under 

 trotting $782.50 was awarded and paid ; under objects other 

 than agricultural, not specified, $17.50 was awarded and 

 paid. The society reports 589 members, — 358 males and 

 231 females. Three farmers' institutes were held : at Yar- 

 mouthport, January 30, on " Practical poultry culture ; " at 

 East Sandwich, February 28, on "Small fruits;" and at 

 Buzzard's Bay, December 17, on "The management of a 

 dairy farm and care of milch cows." 



BERKSHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Incorporated 1811, Acts of 1811, chapter 70. 



The society in its first report to the Board in 1853 

 reported the amount of its permanent fund (par value) to 

 be $3,000; now has $12,000 invested as a capital stock in 

 real estate. Total assets, $12,569.94 : real estate, $12,000 ; 



* Of this amount $782.50 was paid for trotting. 



