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mortgages or like liabilities, $13,000. Receipts in 1896, 

 $19,905.73: bounty, $600; new members, $100; other 

 sources, $19,205.73. Expenditures in 1896, $20,901.65: 

 premiums and gratuities paid, $9,636.74; current running 

 expenses, $7,079.38 ; interest, $702.50 ; otlier expenses, 

 $3,483.03. The society ofiered in premiums $11,129, 

 awarded $9,729.75 in premiums and gratuities and paid 

 $9,636.74,* which went to 49 cities and towns. One thou- 

 sand nine hundred and four dollars and sixty cents went 

 to 11 cities and towns outside the State. Nine hundred and 

 four persons received premiums and 29 gratuities. Under 

 head of farms $54 was awarded and paid ; under farm and 

 pet stock $1,380.75 was awarded and $1,333.75 paid; under 

 field and garden crops $80 was awarded and paid ; under 

 farm and garden products $349.50 was awarded and $346.50 

 paid; under dairy products $41.75 was awarded and paid; 

 under domestic manufactures $314.90 was awarded and 

 $281.89 paid; under agricultural implements $10 was 

 awarded; under trotting $7,000 was paid; under objects 

 other than agricultural, not specified, $498.85 was awarded 

 and paid. The society reports 875 members, — 675 males 

 and 200 females. Four farmers' institutes were held : at 

 Seekonk, February 14, on " The farm, its products and 

 profits ; " at Norton, March 17, on " Fruit culture ; " at New 

 Bedford, March 20, on "Perfect feed" and "The gypsy 

 moth;" and at Foxborough, April 15, on " Fruit culture " 

 and " The gypsy moth." 



DEERFIELD VALLEY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Incorporated 1871, Acts of 1871, chapter 208. 



Originally raised by contrilmtion, $4,094.01 ; now has 

 $9,200 invested as a capital stock in real estate. Total 

 assets, $9,531.14 : real estate, $9,200 ; crockery, tables, etc., 

 $250; cash on hand, $81.14. Liabilities consist of mort- 

 gages or like liabilities to the amount of $800. Receipts in 

 1896, $2,307.56: bounty, $600; new members, $15; dona- 

 tions, $19.68 ; other sources, $1,672.88. Expenditures in 

 1896, $2,158.80: premiums paid, $1,149.99; current run- 

 ning expenses, $955.05; interest, $53.76. The society 



* Of this amount, $7,000 was paid for trotting. 



