funds of the Society amount to upwards of 2 500 annually (equal 

 to 63 125 francs); and this sum is largely supplemented by liberal 

 special prizes generally offered by private individuals and societies- 

 In addition, from 600 to 700 are annually given as district grants 

 to local agricultural societies in all parts of Scotland. In connection 

 with many of these grants it is stipulated that in alternate years, 

 when the prizes from the national society are suspended for the 

 year, prizes of an equal amount must be offered out of the funds 

 of the local society." 



Bath and West and Southern Counties Society. The British 



Year-Book of Agriculture and Agricultural Who's Who 1909-10. 



London, Vinton & Co., 1909, p. 12. 



' The Bath and West of England Agricultural Society was 

 established in 1777, for the encouragement of agriculture, arts, ma- 

 nufactures, and commerce. Subscription from 10 s.; 1200 members. 

 Finance-Receipts in 1908, 10155 (equivalent to 256413 francs). 

 This included a grant of 25 from the Board of Agriculture for 

 experiments; 670 dividends on investments; 1128 subscriptions; 

 33 from sale, etc., of Journal; 300, sale of. sheep, etc., in con- 

 nection with manure and mutton experiments; 7995 receipts from 

 the Dorchester Show; and 800 subscription from Exeter for 1909 

 Show. 



The payments amounted to 11096 (francs 280174). This 

 included 1125 salaries; 230 printing, postage, etc.; 408 cost of 

 Journal: 508 experiments and research; and 8823 cost of Show. 

 The Show receipts included 1793 for fees, etc., from implements, 

 and 1632 from stock; 2388 gate money, and 488 contract pre- 

 miums. The Show payments included 561 shedding, etc., for 

 implements; 4338 prizes, shedding, and judges, etc., for live stock; 

 1897 dairy, etc.; 393 advertising, etc.; 1530 erection of offices 

 and miscellaneous. There was a net loss of 809 on the Dorch- 

 ester Show of 1908. The balance of the Society's assets on De- 

 cember 31, 1908, amounted to 19 845 (501 086 'francs), principally 

 in Consols, and India and Colonial Stocks. 



11 Annual Show. The 1908 Show was held at Dorchester, May 27, 

 June i (Wednesday to Monday). The total entries, which had 

 been 1752 in 1907, at Newport, and 2193 m 1908 at Swindon, 

 were 1975. They included 239 horses, 562 cattle (Shorthorns 71, 

 and Jerseys 137), 262 sheep, 133 pigs, 495 poultry, and 284 pro- 



