574 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Pub. Doc. 



FRANKLIN COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Incorporated 1850, Acts of 1850, chapter 104. 



The society in its first report to the Board in 1853 stated 

 the amount of its permanent fund (par value) to be $3,768 

 now has $4,000 invested as a capital stock in real estate 

 and stocks. Total assets, $4,005.98 : real estate, $3,000 

 stocks, $1,000; cash on hand, $5.98. Total liabilities 

 $3,255: premiums due and unpaid, $80; outstanding bills 

 $225 ; mortgages or like liabilities, $2,950. Receipts in 

 1898, $4,420.52: bounty, $600; stocks, $40; new mem- 

 bers, $15 ; donations, $521 ; other sources, $3,244.52. Ex- 

 penditures in 1898, $4,414.54: premiums paid, $1,036.05; 

 current running expenses, $2,796.43; interest, $151.25; 

 other expenses, $430.81. The society offered $l t 800 in pre- 

 miums and paid $1,036.05, which went to 25 cities and 

 towns. Approximately 250 persons received premiums. 

 Under head of farm and pet stock $894.15 was awarded; 

 under farm and garden products $110 was awarded ; under 

 dairy products $10 was awarded ; under domestic manu- 

 factures $70.40 was awarded ; under trotting $750 was 

 paid. The society reports about 1,800 members. Three 

 farmers' institutes were held : at Shelburne Falls, January 

 29, on "The latest information concerning the produc- 

 tion, composition and handling of milk and cream" and 

 "Taxation and the farmer;" at Montague, February 25, 

 on ' ' Dairy farming " and ' ' Farming as a business ; " and at 

 Greenfield, March 19, on "The milch cow" and "The 

 horse : breeding for pleasure and profit." 



HAMPSHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Incorporated 1814, Acts of 1814, chapter 19. 



The society in its first report to the Board in 1853 stated 

 the amount of its permanent fund (par value) to be $3,255.26 ; 

 now has $4,422.43 invested as a capital stock in real estate, 

 crockery, tables, etc. Total assets, $4,422.43 : real estate, 

 $4,200; crockery, tables, etc., $222.43. Total liabilities, 

 $1,325.44: outstanding bills, $12.44; mortgages or like 

 liabilities, $1,313. Receipts in 1898, $1,944.78: bounty, 



