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farms $8 was awarded and paid ; under tarm and pet stock 

 $213.95 was awarded and paid; under field and experi- 

 mental crops $55.50 was awarded and paid; under farm 

 and garden products $130.90 was awarded and paid; under 

 dairy products $19.85 was awarded and paid ; under domes- 

 tic manufactures $141.67 was awarded and paid; under 

 objects other tlian agricultural, not specified, $52.50 was 

 awarded and paid. Tlie society reports 216 members, — 

 90 males and 126 females. Four farmers' institutes were 

 held : at Edgartown, April 22, on " Siieep raising ; " at West 

 Tisbury, May 26, on " Cranberry culture ; " at West Tisbury, 

 September 21, on " Can farming be made profitable in Mar- 

 tha's Vineyard?" at West Tisbury, November 22, on 

 *' Horses : what shall the society do to secure the people of 

 the island the best kind and quality of horses ? " 



MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Incorporated 1829, Acts of 1829, chapter 22. 



The first investment was from surplus Jan. 16, 1835, and 

 amounted to $525. The society now has $247,000 invested 

 as a capital stock in real estate, fixtures, bonds and library. 

 Total assets, $321,097.72: real estate, $250,000; bonds, 

 $13,480 ; bank funds, $10,627.49 ; crockery, tables, library, 

 stereotype plates, etc., $39,567.92 ; bills due, $360.01 ; cash, 

 $7,062.30. Total liabilities $1,039 : premiums due and 

 unpaid, $39 ; mortgage or like liability, $1,000. Receipts 

 in 1893, $30,321.09: bounty, $600; bonds, $705; bank 

 funds, $214.10; new members, $720; donations, $67.50; 

 other sources, $28,614.49. Expenditures in 1893, $24,- 

 287.14: premiums and gratuities paid, $6,870.58; cur- 

 rent running expenses, $17,416.56. The society oftered in 

 premiums $7,850, awarded $6,909.58 and paid $6,870.58, 

 which went to 74 cities and towns. Sevent^^-five dollars 

 went to 7 cities and towns outside the State. One hundred 

 and ninety-six* persons received premiums and 149* gratui- 

 ties. Under head of farms $440 was awarded and $290t 

 paid ; under farm and garden products $6,853.20 was awarded 

 and $6,870 58t paid. The society reports 789 members, — 



* Except window gardeners. f For 1892. 



