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interest, $186.43. The society offered $3,043.75 in pre- 

 miums, awarded $2,324.30 and paid $2,287.47, which went 

 to 31 cities and towns. Six hundred and forty-four dollars 

 and fifty cents went to 6 cities and towns outside the State. 

 One hundred and seventy persons received premiums. Un- 

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

 stock $745.75 was awarded; under farm and garden prod- 

 ucts $173.50 was awarded; under dairy products $17 was 

 awarded ; under domestic manufactures $36.55 was awarded ; 

 under agricultural implements $9 was awarded ; under trot- 

 ting $1,273.50 was paid; under objects other than agricult- 

 ural, not specified, $46 was awarded. The society reports 

 1,040 members, — 667 males and 373 females. Four farm- 

 ers' institutes were held : at North Orange, January 29, on 

 "The fertility of the farm, and how to maintain it" and 

 " Profitable means of increasing the hay crop; " at Peters- 

 ham, February 23, on " How to feed the dairy cow for milk 

 and cream production" and " Modern important dairy prob- 

 lems ; " at Athol, March 11 ; and at Gardner, March 22. 



WORCESTER SOUTH AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Incorporated 1855, Acts of 1855, chapter 278. 



Originally raised by contribution, $3,127.40; now has 

 1,974 invested as a capital stock in real estate, crockery, 

 tables, etc. Total assets, $11,209.39 : real estate, $10,600 ; 

 crockery, tables, etc., $374; cash on hand, $235.39. Total 

 liabilities, $2,682.40: premiums due and unpaid, $43.50; 

 outstanding bills, $138.90; mortgages or like liabilities, 

 $2,500. Receipts in 1898, $7,267.70: bounty, $600; new 

 members, $58 ; donations, $262.50 ; other sources, $6,347.20. 

 Expenditures in 1898, $7,118.43: premiums and gratuities 

 paid, $2,025.66; current running expenses, $1,497.72; in- 

 terest, $35 ; other expenses, $3,560.05. The society offered 

 $2,450 in premiums, awarded $2,025.66 in premiums and 

 gratuities and paid $1,982.16, which went to 24 cities and 

 towns. One hundred and thirty persons received premiums 

 and 73 gratuities. Under head of farms $53 was awarded ; 

 under farm and pet stock $846 was awarded ; under 

 farm and garden products $128.73 was awarded; under 



