002 BOARD OF AGRTCUT/rURE. fPul>. Doc. 



"Animiil .structure v. purpose" and "The farm, the home 

 and the grange ; " and at Amesluiry, December 10, on " The 

 feeding of poultry not all there is to poultry culture." 



BARNSTABLE COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Incorporated 1844, Acts of 1844, chapter 114. 



The society in its first report to the Board in 1853 re- 

 ported the amount of its permanent fund (par value) to be 

 $1,740; now has $8,300 invested as a capital stock in real 

 estate and bonds. Total assets, $8,623 : real estate, $7,500 ; 

 bonds, $800; cash on hand, $323. Total liabilities consist 

 of mortgages or like liabilities to the amount of $3,575. 

 Receipts in 1897, $3,952.21: bounty, $000; bonds, $10; 

 donations, $353.75 ; other sources, $2,988.46. Expendi- 

 tures in 1897, $3,629.03: premiums and gratuities paid, 

 $1,311.85; interest, $189.50; other expenses, $2,127.68. 

 The society offered $1,311.85 in premiums, and awarded 

 and paid $1,311.85 in premiums and gratuities, which went 

 to 9 towns. One hundred and six persons received pre- 

 miums and 170 gratuities. Under head of farm and pet 

 stock $353.25 w^as awarded and paid; under field and gar- 

 den crops $24.25 w^as awarded and paid; under farm and 

 garden products $143.95 was awarded and paid ; under dairy 

 products $5 was awarded and paid ; under domestic manu- 

 factures $165.40 was awarded and paid ; under trotting $600 

 was paid ; under objects other than agricultural, not speci- 

 fied, $20 was awarded and paid. The society reports 542 

 members, — 314 males and 228 females. Four farmers' in- 

 stitutes were held: at Barnstable, Feliruary 10, on "The 

 management of agricultural societies ; " at Centreville, Feb- 

 ruary 17, on " The growing of small fruits ; " at East Sand- 

 wich, February 25, on "Poultry" and "Roads;" and at 

 Sandwich, March 18, on "The reflections of a modern hay- 

 seed." 



BERKSHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Incorporated 1811, Acts of 1811, chapter 70. 



The society in its first report to the Board in 1853 stated 

 the amount of its permanent fund (par value) to be $3,000; 

 now has $12,000 invested as a capital stock in real estate. 



