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meadow or swamp bay, and average upland bay : tbeir com- 

 parative vabies and bow to feed tbem ; " at Amesbury, Marcb 

 13, on " Farm crops" and *' Obstacles to successful farming 

 and bow to overcome tbem ; " and at Amesbury, December 

 2, on " Poultry culture as a calling." 



BARNSTABLE COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Incorporated 1844, Acts of 1844, Chapter 114. 



Tbe society in its first report to tbe Board in 1853 re- 

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

 11,740 ; now bas $8,300 invested as a capital stock in real 

 estate and bonds. Total assets, $8,447.41 : real estate, 

 $7,500 ; bonds, $800 ; casb on band, $147.41. Total liabil- 

 ities, $3,837.80: notes, $3,550; outstanding bills, $287.80. 

 Receipts in 1896, $2,719.23 : bounty, $600 ; otber sources, 

 $2,119.23. Expenditures in 1896, $2,829.95: premiums 

 and gratuities paid, $1,894.95; current running expenses, 

 $935. Tbe society ofl'ered $2,395 in premiums, and awarded 

 and paid $1,894.95* in premiums and gratuities, wbicb went 

 to 13 cities and towns. Ninety persons received premiums 

 and 95 gratuities. Under bead of farm and pet stock 

 $370.85 was awarded and paid ; under field and garden crops 

 $5 was awarded and paid ; under farm and garden products 

 $239.85 was awarded and paid; under dairy products $10 

 was awarded and paid ; under domestic manufactures $138.25 

 was awarded and paid ; under objects strictly agricultural, 

 not specified, ^26 was awarded and paid ; under trotting 

 $985 was paid ; under objects otber tban agricultural, not 

 specified, $20 was awarded and paid. Tbe society reports 

 584 members, — 355 males and 229 females. Tbree farm- 

 ers' institutes were held : at East Sandwicb, January 16, 

 on *' Salt bays, meadow or swamp bay, and average upland 

 bay ; their comparative values and bow to feed tbem ; " at 

 Yarmoutbport, February 21, on "Beautiful homes;" and 

 at Barnstable, November 28, on "Management of agri- 

 cultural fairs." 



* Of this amount, $985 was paid for trotting. 



