No. 4.] RETURNS OF SOCIETIES. 323 



736 males and 53 females. Eleven farmers' institutes were 

 held at Horticultural Hall, Boston: January 14, on "Vil- 

 lage improvement;" January 21, on "Landscape garden- 

 ing;" January 28, on "Historical sketch of English 

 horticulture;" February 4, on "The progress of horticult- 

 ural societies;" February 11, on "Fungi;" February 18, 

 on " Wild flowers and ferns ; " February 25, on " Carnations 

 and their culture;" March 4, on "Poisonous plants;" 

 March 11, on "Aquatic plants;" March 18, on "Tuberous- 

 rooted begonias;" March 25, on " Rational methods in the 

 treatment of forests in New England." 



MASSACHUSETTS SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING AGRI- 

 CULTURE. 



Incorporated 1792, Acts of 1792, chapter 33. 



This society made no returns to the secretary of the Board 

 of Agriculture for the year 1893. 



MIDDLESEX AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Incorporated as The Western Society of Middlesex Husbandmen in 

 1803, Special Laws, Vol. III.; name changed to The Society of 

 Middlesex Husbandmen and Manufacturers, 1819, Acts of 1819, 

 chapter 73; name changed to Middlesex Agricultural Society, 

 1852, Acts of 1852, chapter 30. 



This society made no returns of finances or membership 

 and held no fair in 1893. The society held three farmers' 

 institutes: at Hudson, February 23, on "Does farming- 

 pay?" and " Vegetable culture ; " at Boxborough, March 2, 

 on "Crops most profitable to grow" and "Vegetable cult- 

 ure;" at Bedford, March 22, on "Stock feeding" and 

 " Veo-etable culture." 



MIDDLESEX NORTH AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Incorporated 1855, Acts of 1855, chapter 315. 

 Originally raised by contribution $3,000 ; now has $35,000 

 invested as a capital stock in real estate. Total assets, $35,- 

 475 : real estate, $35,000 ; crockery, tables, etc., $450 ; bills 

 due and unpaid, $25. Total liabilities, $3,562 : premiums 

 unpaid, $45 ; outstanding bills, $17 ; mortgages or like lia- 



