No. 4.] EETURNS OF SOCIETIES. 329 



HIGHLAND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Incorporated 1859, Acts of 1859, chapter 145. 



Originally raised by contribution $8,262 ; now has $1,100 

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

 etc. Total assets, $1,246.52 : real estate, $1,000; crockery, 

 tables, etc., $100; cash, $146.52. Eeceii)ts in 1892. 

 $1,733.67: bounty, $600; new members, $21; donations. 

 $4; other sources, $1,108.67. Expenditures in 1892, 

 $1,587.15 : premiums and gratuities paid, $584.15 ; current 

 running expenses, $999.92; interest, $3.08. The society 

 offered in premiums $761.05 ; awarded and paid $584.15 in 

 premiums and gratuities, which ^vent to 17 cities and towns. 

 One dollar and seventy cents went to one city outside the 

 State. One hundred and fifty persons received premiums 

 and 6 gratuities. Under head of farm and pet stock 

 $380.50 was awarded and paid; under field and experi- 

 mental crops $37 was awarded and paid ; under farm and 

 garden products $30.65 was awarded and paid; undev dairy 

 l)roducts $9.50 w\as awarded and paid; under domestic 

 manufactures $60.70 was awarded and paid; under agri- 

 cultural implements $9.50 was awarded and paid; under 

 trotting $27 was awarded and paid ; under objects other 

 than agricultural, not specified, $29.30 was awarded and 

 paid. The society reports 456 members, — 323 males and 

 133 females. Three farmers' institutes were held : at Hins- 

 dale, April 5, on "Work of the Dairy Bureau;" at Mid- 

 <llcfield, Septeml)er 7, on "Needs of farmers;" at Becket, 

 December 20, on " Road making and repairing." 



HILLSIDE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Incorporated 1883, Acts of 1883, chapter 112. 



Originally raised by contribution $3,113.32; now has 

 $4,792.72 invested as a capital stock in real estate, cash, 

 crockery, tables, etc. Total assets, $4,792.72 : real estate, 

 $4,124.53; crockery, tables, etc., $315.82; bills due, $3; 

 cash, $349.37. Total liabilities consist of premiums un- 

 paid, $24.75. Receipts in 1892, $1,639.87 : bounty. 



