No. 4.] RETUENS OF SOCIETIES. 591 



WORCESTER EAST AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Incorporated 1890, Acts of 1890, chapter 41. 



Originally raised by contribution, $2,296.23; now has 

 $5,730.8-1 invested as a capital stock in real estate, bank 

 funds, crockery, tables, etc. Total assets, $5,730.84: real 

 estate, $4,104.40; bank funds, $1,343.44; crockery, tables, 

 etc., $283. Receipts in 1898, $4,640.50: bounty, $600 

 bank funds, $21.78; new members, $27 ; donations, $302 

 other sources, $3,689.72. Expenditures in 1898, $4,155.83 

 premiums and gratuities paid, $1,246.50; current running 

 expenses, $2,909.33. The society offered about $1,650 in 

 premiums, awarded $1,255 in premiums and gratuities and 

 paid $1,246.50, which went to 19 cities and towns. Four 

 dollars went to 1 city outside the State. Two hundred and 

 twenty-one persons received premiums and gratuities. Under 

 head of farms $23 was awarded ; under farm and pet stock 

 $615.25 was awarded; under farm and garden products 

 $195 was awarded; under dairy products $12 was awarded; 

 under domestic manufactures $96.25 was awarded; under 

 agricultural implements $14 was awarded ; under trotting 

 $530 was paid; under coaching parade $275 was paid; 

 under objects strictly agricultural, not specified, $56.50 was 

 awarded. The society reports 672 members, — 441 males 

 and 231 females. Three farmers' institutes were held : at 

 Sterling, January 19, on " Fruit culture ; " at Berlin, March 

 11, on "The home garden;" and at Bolton, March 25, on 

 " How plants get their nitrogen." 



WORCESTER NORTH-WEST AGRICULTURAL AND 

 MECHANICAL SOCIETY. 



Incorporated 1867, Acts of 1867, chapter 117. 



Originally raised by contribution, $3,400 ; now has $12,600 

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

 etc. Total assets, $12,600 : real estate, $12,000 ; crockery, 

 tallies, etc., $600. Total liabilities consist of mortgages or 

 like liabilities to the amount of $3,418.74. Receipts in 

 1898, $5,344.75: bounty, $600; new members, $30; other 

 sources, $4,714.75. Expenditures in 1898, $5,447.79 : pre- 

 miums paid, * 2,2 8 7. 47 : current running expenses, 12,973.89 ; 



