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received premiums. Under head of farms $31 was awarded 

 and paid ; under farm and pet stock $789.50 was awarded 

 and $768.49 paid; under farm and garden products $169.75 

 was awarded and $167.03 paid; under dairy products $17 

 was awarded and paid ; under domestic manufactures $53.65 

 was awarded and $43.60 paid; under trotting $831.75 was 

 awarded and paid; under objects other than agricultural, 

 not specified, $18.50 was awarded and $11.75 paid. The 

 society reports 869 members, — 586 males and 283 females. 

 Three farmers' institutes were held: at Athol, January 17, 

 on "The cultivation of small fruits;" at Petersham, Feb- 

 ruary 7, on "A trip to the farms and fruit plantations of 

 California and the far West " and " How to make small farms 

 pay;" at Gardner, February 16, on "Market gardening in 

 the field and under alass." 



WORCESTER SOUTH AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Incorporated 1855, Acts of 1855, cliapter 278. 



Originally raised by contribution $3,127.40; now has 

 $8,500 invested as a capital stock in real estate, crockery, 

 tables, etc. Total assets, $8,610.15: real estate, $8,000; 

 crockery, tables, etc., $500; cash, $110.15. Total liabili- 

 ties, $961 : premiums unpaid, $61 ; mortgages or like liabili- 

 ties, $900. Receipts in 1893, $.3,532.97: bounty, $600; 

 new members, $67 ; other sources, $2,875.97. Expenditures 

 in 1893, $3,229.26 : premiums and gratuities paid, $1,569.50 ; 

 current running expenses, $1,437.91; interest, $50; other 

 expenses, $171.85. The society oflered $2,100 in premiums, 

 awarded $1,630.50 in premiums and gratuities and paid 

 $1,569.50, which went to 27 cities and towns. One hundred 

 and thirty-one persons received premiums and 56 gratuities. 

 Under head of farms $54 was awarded and paid ; under farm 

 and pet stock $691.25 was awarded and $643 paid; under 

 farm and garden products $106.50 was awarded and $100.25 

 paid ; under dairy products $33 was awarded and paid ; un- 

 der domestic manufactures $90.75 was awarded and $88.25 

 paid ; under agricultural implements $2 was awarded and 

 paid ; under objects strictly agricultural, not specified, $45 

 was awarded and paid ; under trotting $530 was awarded and 



