No. 4.] RETURNS OF SOCIETIES. " 331 



WORCESTER EAST AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Incorporated 1890, Acts of 1890, chapter 41. 



Originally raised by contrihution |1,015 ; now has $4,- 

 246.65 invested as a capital stock in real estate, bank funds, 

 crockery, tables, etc. Total assets, $4,246.65: real estate, 

 $2,712 ; bank funds, $1,292.65 ; crockery, tables, etc., $242. 

 Receipts in 1893, $6,126.02: bounty, $600; bank funds, 

 $27.30 ; new members, $235 ; donations, $337 ; other sources, 

 $4,926.72. Expenditures in 1893, $6,512.73 : premiums and 

 gratuities paid, $1,087 ; current running expenses, $4,158.61 ; 

 new buildings, $1,267.12. The society offered in premiums 

 $1,475, awarded in premiums and gratuities $1,145.75, and 

 paid $1,087, which went to 16 cities and towns. One hun- 

 dred and ninety-five persons received premiums and 22 gra- 

 tuities. Under head of farms $26 was awarded and paid ; 

 under farm and pet stock $599.50 was awarded and paid; 

 under farm and garden products $301.50 was awarded and 

 $295 paid ; under dairy products $10 was awarded and paid ; 

 under domestic manufactures $72 was awarded and paid ; 

 under agricultural implements $20 was awarded and paid ; 

 under objects strictly agricultural, not specified, $50 was 

 awarded and paid ; under trotting $405 was awarded and 

 paid ; under objects other than agricultural, not specified, 

 $84 was awarded and paid. The society reports 639 mem- 

 bers, — 438 males and 201 females. Three farmers' institutes 

 were held: at Lancaster, January 19, on " Fruit culture ; " 

 at West Boylston, February 28, on " The qualities of milk, 

 with tests by the Ba1)Cock tester ; " at Lancaster, April 20, 

 on "The inequalities of taxation." 



WORCESTER NORTH AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Incorporated as the Fitchburg' Agricultural Society, 1852, Acts of 

 1852, chapter 79; name changed to Worcester North Agricultural 

 Society, 1853, Acts of 1853, chapter 359. 



Originally raised by contribution $2,128 ; now has 

 $4,116.83 invested as a capital stock in real estate, fixtures 

 and cash. Total assets, $4,116.83: real estate, $2,500; 

 crockery, tables, etc., $300 ; cash, $1,316.83. Receipts in 

 1893, $2,920.89 : bounty, $600 ; new members, $41 ; dona- 



