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ing schools, which were held at Amherst, Athol, Montague, 

 North Andover, Sherl)orn, Warren and West Newbury, 

 $169.75. The society held no lair in 1893. 



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 $15,000 invested as a capital stock in real estate. 

 Total assets, $15,320.16 : real estate, $15,000; bills due and 

 unpaid, $279 ; cash, $47.16. Total liabilities, $9,766.95 : pre- 

 miums due and unpaid, $275 ; outstanding bills, $1,491.95 ; 

 mortgages or like liabilities, $8,000. Receipts in 1893, 

 $5,591.59: bounty, $600; donations, $100 ; other sources, 

 $4,891.59. Expenditures in 1893, $5,857.30: premiums 

 paid, $2,738.37; current running expenses, $2,204.58; 

 interest, $480 ; other expenses, $434.35. The society offered 

 $4,038 in premiums, awarded $3,013.37, and paid $2,738.37, 

 which went to 23 cities and towns. Forty-six dollars was 

 awarded to parties outside the State. Three hundred and 

 forty-six persons received premiums. Under the head of 

 farms $36 was awarded and $33 paid ; under farm and pet 

 stock $810.50 was awarded and $659 paid ; under farm and 

 garden products $309 was awarded and $224.50 paid; under 

 dairy products $28 was awarded and paid ; under domestic 

 manufactures $213.75 was awarded and $202.75 paid; under 

 agricultural implements $65 was awarded and paid ; under 

 objects other than agricultural, not specified, $176.50 was 

 awarded and paid. The society reports 1,139 members, — 

 1,029 males and 110 females. Three farmers' institutes 

 were held: at Pittsfield, April 19, " The horse for to-mor- 

 row: where shall we find it?" at Lee, December 1, on 

 "Poultry for profit;" at Dalton, December 2, on "Pork 

 and pork products." 



