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State and the school ; " at Chesterfield, February 26, on 

 "Lameness in horses, cause and effect " and "Economical 

 summer and winter feeds for dairy cows ; " and at Cum- 

 mington, September 27, on " Climate, soil and products of 

 Missouri" and "The influence of the State Board of Agri- 

 culture." 



HINGHAM AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICULTURAL 



SOCIETY. 



Incorporated 1867, Acts of 1867, chapter 99. 



Originally raised by contribution $17,406.15; now has 

 $22,000 invested as a capital stock in real estate, crockery, 

 tables, etc. Total assets, $22,133.82 : real estate, $20,000; 

 crockery, tables, etc., $2,000; cash on hand, $133.82. 

 Total liabilities consist of notes to the amount of $500. Re- 

 ceipts in 1898, $2,547.61: bounty, $600; new members, 

 $5; donations, $52.60; other sources, $1,890.01. Expen- 

 ditures in 1898, $2,416.24 : premiums and gratuities paid, 

 $676.86; current running expenses, $531.23; interest, 

 $31.77; other expenses, $1,176.38. The society offered 

 $1,741.85 in premiums and awarded and paid $676.86 in 

 premiums and gratuities, which went to 11 cities and towns. 

 One hundred and thirty-one persons received premiums and 

 161 gratuities. Under farm and garden products $535.86 

 was awarded ; under dairy products $6 was awarded ; under 

 domestic manufactures $73 was awarded ; under objects 

 other than agricultural, not specified, $62 was awarded. 

 The society reports 693 members, — 491 males and 202 

 females. Eight farmers' institutes were held at Hingham : 

 January 10, on " What breed of fowls is most desirable for 

 the production of eggs and poultry?" February 7, on " The 

 Board of Agriculture and the Experiment Station, what they 

 have done and what they are doing for the farmers of Massa- 

 chusetts ; " March 14, on "Originating and training new 

 varieties of vegetables;" May 2, on "Poultry farming;" 

 June 27, on "Our national flower" and "A chorus of 

 birds;" August 1, on Questions from the question box; 

 August 29, on "Spraying fruit," "Mildew and its cause" 

 and "Ploughing under green crops;" and November 14, 

 on " The chrysanthemum in this country and Japan." 



