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BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [P.D.No.4. 



held: at Hubbardston, January 20, on "Mixed farming, its 

 advantages;" at Barre, January 29, on "General fruit 

 culture;" and at North Brookfield, March 10, on "Ani- 

 mal structure, the foundation of purpose." 



Summary. 



1896. 



1897. 



1898. 



Number of societies, 



Amount held invested or well secured as a cap- 

 ital stock. 

 Assets of societies 



Liabilities of societies, 



Receipts 



Expenditures, . 



Bounty received from State 



Current running expenses, 



Amount of premiums offered 



Amount of premiums and gratuities awarded, 

 Amount of premiums and gratuities paid, 

 Amount awarded under head of farms, . 



Amount awarded under head of farm and pet 

 stock. 



Amount awarded under head of field and gar- 

 den crops. 



Amount awarded under head of farm and gar 

 den products. 



Amount awarded under head of dairy prod 

 ucts. 



Amount awarded under head of domestic 

 manufactures. 



Amount awarded under head of miscellane 

 nils 



Amount paid out for trotting, 



Number of persons receiving premiums, . 

 Number of persons receiving gratuities, . 

 Total male membership of the societies, . 

 Total female membership of the societies, 

 Total membership of the societies, . 

 Number of farmers' institutes held, . 



*36 

 $801,791 30 

 902,393 40 

 156,161 90 

 204,241 16 

 192,603 32 



20.054 12 

 79,174 07 

 87,494 75 



68.055 33 

 65,839 68 



1,127 33 



21,167 61 



995 50 



13,107 22 



668 50 



3,986 86 



4,722 50 



31,263 90 



7,666 



1,842 



22,897 



7,503 



30,400 



128 



*36 



^803,181 25 



923,350 26 



186,176 95 



221,182 56 



218,335 95 



20,344 68 



85,284 08 



79,503 80 



59,408 24 



57,606 49 



1,137 50 



20,764 68 



1,065 75 



13,475 86 



578 25 



3,778 15 



3,710 21 



24,893 42 



7,242 



1,918 



22,960 



7,718 



30,678 



125 



33 



$798,922 16 



944,507 86 



157,458 75 



303,309 95 



158,521 16 



19,933 17 



73,666 44 



68,377 80 



50,9S3 93 



49,430 57 



1,420 50 



17,855 00 



1,157 71 



12,021 08 



349 00 



3,576 52 



3,703 77 



19,365 75 



7,110 



1,330 



21,620 



7,551 



29,171 



118 



* Two held no fair. 



