348 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Pub. Doc. No. 4. 



49 females. Three farmers' institutes were held at Barre : 

 January 15, on "Mixed rations for feeding milch cows'* 

 and "Agriculture past and present, and the duties of the 

 farmer ;" January 29, on " Pioneer farmers of the past and 

 present and pioneer farmers of the future " and " Lights 

 and shadows of the farmer's life ; " February 19, on " How 

 to win success " and ' ' The old New England farmer and the 

 young American agriculturist." 



Summary. 



1891. 



1892. 



Number of societies, . . . . 



Amount held invested or well secured 

 as a capital stock, 



Assets of societies. 



Liabilities of societies, . 



Receipts, 



Expenditures, 



Bounty received from the 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 experimental crops. 



Amount awarded under head of farm 

 and garden products, . 



Amount awarded under head of dairy 

 products 



Amount awarded under head of do- 

 mestic manufactures, . 



Amount awarded under head of mis- 

 cellaneous, . 



Amount awarded under head of trot- 

 ting, .... 



Number of persons receiving pre- 

 miums, ..... 



Number of persons receiving gratui 

 ties, 



Total male membership of the societies 



Total female membership of the socie 

 ties, 



Total membership of the societies. 



Number of farmers' institutes held, 



*38 



$742,558 26 



776,831 26 



116,190 39 



208,292 30 



191,167 74 



20,802 20 



86,501 66 



79,645 61 



60,869 56 



59,168 71 

 1,440 00 



22,145 79 



1,029 63 



13,025 02 



686 75 



3,655 49 



4,308 64 



21,416 39 



7,480 



2,225 

 24,143 



7,465 



31,608 



141 



t38 



$757,407 44 



838,379 45 



118,046 24 



222,737 17 



202,739 21 



21,352 49 



79,854 89 



78,787 46 



59,386 04 



59,265 84 

 1,428 00 



21,776 95 



1,460 00 



12,764 91 



616 80 



3,833 06 



3,539 71 



20,548 25 



7,265 



1,746 

 24,365 



7,372 



31,747 



132 



* Two held no fair in 1891. 



t Three held no fair in 1892. 



