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and paid; under dairy })roducts $26 was awarded and paid; 

 under domestic manufactures $241.75 was awarded and paid ; 

 under agricultural implements $6 was awarded and paid ; 

 under trotting $1,295 was paid; under objects other than 

 agricultural, not specified, $125 was awarded and paid. The 

 society reports 982 members, — 966 males and 16 females. 

 Three farmers' institutes were held: at Savoy, December 1, 

 on " How to feed the dairy cow" and "The New England 

 farm;" at Williamstown, December 29, on "The business 

 side of farming ; " and at Cheshire, December 31, on " How 

 to increase our business and improve our farms." 



HOUSATONIC AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Incorporated 1848, Acts of 1848, chapter 101. 



The society in its first report to the Board in 1853 

 stated the amount of its permanent fund (par value) to 

 be $6,335.33 ; now has $23,085.47 invested as a capital 

 stock in real estate, stocks and liank funds. Total assets, 

 $23,638.44: real estate, $21,000; stocks, $1,000; bank 

 funds, $1,085.47; crockery, tables, etc., $475; bills due 

 and unpaid, $15; cash on hand, $62.97. Total liabilities, 

 $3,369.50 : premiums due and unpaid and outstanding bills, 

 $100 ; mortgages or like liabilities, $3,269.50. Receipts in 

 1897, $9,937.77 : bounty, $600 ; stocks, $37.50 ; bank funds, 

 $40.18; new members, $185; other sources, $9,075.09. 

 Expenditures in 1897, $9,797.12: premiums and gratuities 

 paid, $2,076 ; current running expenses, $3,180.26 ; interest, 

 $110.45; other expenses, $4,430.91. The society oflered 

 $2,589.50 in premiums, awarded $2,101 in premiums and 

 gratuities and paid $2,076, which went to 17 cities and 

 towns. Four hundred and ninety-six persons received 

 premiums and gratuities. Under head of farm and pet 

 stock $1,058.10 was awarded and $1,033.10 paid; under 

 field and garden crops $242 was awarded and paid ; under 

 farm and garden products $279 was awarded and paid ; 

 under dairy products $42 was awarded and paid ; under 

 domestic manufactures $447 was awarded and paid ; un- 

 der trotting, $1,585 was paid; under objects other than 

 agricultural, not specified, and including sports, $856 was 



