77 



Amount awartlcd for Meclianlcal and Manufactured 



Articles, $37,15 



«« " Fancy Articles, 25,00 



[. $02,15 



Total amount awarded $588,79 



Premiums for agricultural objects were distributed as follows : 



Princeton, . - - - - $183,50 



Fitcbburg, - - - - • - 164,93 



Westminster, ... - - 48,48 



Sterling, - . - - - 83, G5 



Asbburnbam, ----- 15,25 



Sbirley, - - - - - 15,00 



Leominster, - - - - - 8,50 



Asbby, - - - - - 6,75 



Lunenburg, - - - - - 4,00 



Townsend, - • - - - 4,00 



Pbillipston, 3,00 



Total, $487,00 



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FINANCES. 



EECEIPTS. 



Amount received from tbe Commonwealtb, $600,00 



" '' " Income of tbe fund, 187,57 



" " " New members, 110,00 



Total, $897,57 



DISBUKSEMENTS. 



Amount of Premiums and Gratuities paid out, $549,71 



" Current Expenses, &c., for tbe year, 216,33 



Total, $766,04 



Amount of tbe permanent fund, 1855, $3100,00 



!* ** [* « 1856, $3200,00 



