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to 31 cities and towns. Twenty-nine dollars went to two 

 cities outside the State. Two hundred and seventeen per- 

 sons received premiums and 24 gratuities. Under head of 

 farm and pet stock $895.50 was awarded; under field and 

 garden crops $37 was awarded ; under farm and garden 

 products $169.25 was awarded; under dairy products $14 

 was awarded; under domestic manufactures $48.45 was 

 awarded ; under objects strictly agricultural, not specified, 

 $25 was awarded ; under trotting $790 was paid ; under 

 objects other than agricultural, not specified, $143.96 was 

 awarded. The society reports 1,075 members, — 850 males 

 and 225 females. Four farmers' institutes were held : at 

 Northampton, January 5, on "The Channel Islands and 

 their agriculture;" at Southampton, January 28, on "The 

 improvement of country roads " and "How to make New 

 England agriculture more profitable ; " at Hadley, February 

 18, on "German farms and farmers " and "Book farming 

 v. moon farming;" and at South Hadley, March 11, on 

 ' ' Taxation from the farmer's stand-point " and ' ' Selection 

 of the dairy cow." 



HIGHLAND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Incorporated 1859, Acts of 1859, chapter 145. 



Originally raised by contribution $3,262 ; now has $3,150 

 invested as a capital stock in real estate, crockery, tables, 

 etc. Total assets, $3,210.25 : real estate, $3,000; crockery, 

 tables, etc., $150; cash on hand, $60.25. Receipts in 1898, 

 $1,679.81: bounty, $600 ; new members, $22 ; other sources, 

 $1,057.81. Expenditures in 1898, $1,619.56: premiums 

 paid, $691.85 ; current running expenses, $896.85 ; interest, 

 $3.11 ; other expenses, $27.75. The society offered $813.05 

 in premiums and awarded and paid $691.85, which went to 

 27 cities and towns. Eighty-five cents went to one city 

 outside the State. One hundred and sixty-four persons 

 received premiums. Under head of farm and pet stock 

 $428 was awarded; under field and garden crops $20.50 

 was awarded; under farm and garden products $45.65 

 was awarded ; under dairy products $5 was awarded ; under 

 domestic manufactures $82.95 was awarded; under agricult- 



