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MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Incorporated 1829, Acts 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, fixtures, bonds and library. 

 Total assets, $314,359.30: real estate, $250,000; bonds, 

 $13,480; crockery, tables, etc., $38,102.70; Inlls unpaid, 

 $359.11; cash, $12,417.19. Total liabilities, $1,105 : pre- 

 miums unpaid, $105 ; mortgages or like liabilities, $1,000. 

 Receipts in 1892, $33,329.33: bounty, $600; from bonds, 

 $205 ; from bank funds, $326.45 ; new members, $760 ; 

 other sources, $31,437.88. Expenditures in 1892, $24,- 

 163.27: premiums and gratuities paid, $6,249.10; current 

 running expenses, $17,876.67 ; interest, $37.50. The society 

 offered in premiums $6,800, awarded $6,354.10 in premiums 

 and gratuities, and paid $6,249.10, which went to 62 cities 

 and towns. One hundred and thirty-eight dollars and 

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

 One hundred and ninety-three* persons received premiums 

 and 121* gratuities. Under head of farms $290 was awarded 

 and $825| paid ; under farm and garden products $6,873.75 

 was awarded and $6,653.10f paid. The society reports 

 783 members, — 736 males and 47 females. Twelve farm- 

 ers' institutes were held at Horticultural Hall, Boston: 

 January 9, on " Soil and irrigation of Egypt ;" January 16, 

 on "The new orcharding;" January 23, on "Late experi- 

 ence in dealing with insects injurious to fruit ; " January 30, 

 on "Irrigation with fresh sewage ;" February 6, on "Road 

 making and maintenance;" February 13, on "Fungous 

 diseases and their remedies;" February 20, on "A talk 

 about the preserving of fruit;" February 27, on "Arbor 

 Day in schools;" March 5, on "Some considerations upon 

 the subject of heat;" March 12, on " The Library of the 

 Society;" March 19, on "The ethics of the flowers;" 

 March 26, on "Relation of the work of the Weather 

 Bureau to agriculture." 



' Except window gardeners. tFor 1891. 



