582 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Pub. Doc. 



" Plants and flowers ; " November 22, on " How to conduct 

 an agricultural society;" and December 21, on "Obstacles 

 to successful farming, and how to overcome them." 



MARTHA'S VINEYARD AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Incorporated 1859, Acts of 1859, chapter 33. 



Originally raised by contribution, $4,552.17; now has 

 $4,371.64 invested as a capital stock in real estate, notes, 

 bank funds, crockery, tables, etc. Total assets, $4,434.53: 

 real estate, $2,750; notes, $400; bank funds, $1,021.64; 

 crockery, tables, etc., $200; cash on hand, $62.89. Total 

 liabilities, $54 : premiums due and unpaid, $14 ; outstanding 

 bills, $40. Receipts in 1898, $1,376.13: bounty, $600 

 notes, $29.33 ; bank funds, $39.31 ; new members, $4 

 other sources, $703.49. Expenditures in 1898, $1,575.05 

 premiums and gratuities paid, $773.03; current running 

 expenses, $272.53; other expenses, $529.49. The society 

 offered $1,032.75 in premiums, awarded $787.03 in premiums 

 and gratuities and paid $773.03, which went to 6 towns. 

 Sixty-two persons received premiums and 145 gratuities. 

 Under head of farms $5 was awarded ; under farm and pet 

 stock $255 was awarded; under field and garden crops 

 $39 was awarded; under farm and garden products $159.64 

 was awarded; under dairy products $13.75 was awarded; 

 under domestic manufactures $128.14 was awarded; under 

 trotting $125.25 was paid ; under objects other than agricult- 

 ural, not specified, $95.85 was awarded. The society re- 

 ports 190 members, — 101 males and 89 females. Four 

 farmers' institutes were held at West Tisbury : May 9, on 

 "The relative value of different kinds of forage crops;" 

 July 25, on "What is the best paying crop that can be 

 raised on the island?" September 22, on "Fruit culture;" 

 and December 15, on " Corn raising." 



MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Incorporated 1829, Acta of 1829, chapter 22. 



The first investment was from surplus, Jan. 16, 1835, and 

 amounted to $525. The society now has $247,000 invested 

 as a capital stock in real estate, furniture and library. Total 



