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ures $63.35 was awarded and paid; under trotting $475 

 was awarded and paid ; under objects other than agricul- 

 tural, not specified, $13.50 was awarded and paid. The 

 society reports 551 members, — 354 males and 197 females. 

 Three farmers' institutes were held : at Framinghani, Jan- 

 uary 17, on "Market gardening ;" at Holliston, March 2, 

 on "Winter feeding of stock;" at Ashland, March 14, on 

 " Growing small fruits for family use." 



NANTUCKET AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Incorporated 1856, Acts of 1856, chapter 25. 



Originally raised by contribution $3,500 ; now has $3,200 

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

 $3,232.20: real estate, $3,200; cash, $32.20. Receipts 

 in 1893, $1,259.26: bounty, $600; new members, $19; 

 other sources, $640.26. Expenditures in 1893, $1,227.06: 

 premiums and gratuities paid, $606.75; current running 

 expenses, $620.31. The society offered $1,186 in premiums, 

 and awarded and paid $606.75 in premiums and gratuities, 

 which went to 1 town. Two hundred and four persons re- 

 ceived premiums and 123 gratuities. Under head of farms 

 $23 was awarded and paid ; under farm and pet stock 

 $303.25 was awarded and paid; under field and experi- 

 mental crops $7.75 was awarded and paid; under farm and 

 garden products $77.50 was awarded and paid; under dairy 

 products $9 was awarded and paid ; under domestic manu- 

 factures $90 was awarded and paid ; under trotting $48 was 

 awarded and paid; under objects other than agricultural, 

 not specified, $48,25 was awarded and paid. The society 

 reports 514 members, — 211 males and 303 females. Three 

 farmers' institutes were held at Nantucket: November 16, 

 on " Milch cows and dairy fiirming ; " Novemlier 25, on 

 "General farm topics;" December 2, on "Dairies of 

 cattle." 



OXFORD AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Incorporated 1888, Acts of 1888, chapter 93. 



Originally raised by contribution $4,400 ; now has $8,- 

 310.14 invested as a capital stock in real estate, cash, 



