476 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Pub. Doc. 



February 20, on "Peach culture;" at Sherborn, February 

 21, on "Capital and labor on the farm;" and at South 

 Framin^ham, December 19, on "Tree culture." 



NANTUCKET AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Incorporated 1856, Acts of 1856, chapter 25. 



Originally raised by contribution $3,500 ; now has $.'),200 

 invested as a capital stock in real estate. Total assets, 

 $3,234.78: real estate, $3,200; cash, $34.78. Receipts in 

 1896, $1,379.67: bounty, $587.25; new members, $26; 

 other sources, $766.62. Expenditures in 1896, $1,345.09 : 

 premiums and gratuities paid, $597.38; current running 

 expenses, $747.71. The society offered $1,175.50 in pre- 

 miums, awarded $658.64 in premiums and gratuities and 

 paid $597.38,* w^hich went to 1 town. One hundred and 

 fifty-two persons received premiums and 90 gratuities. 

 Under farms $17 was awarded and $15.30 paid; under 

 farm and pet stock $328.75 was awarded and $295.88 paid; 

 under field and garden crops $31.25 was awarded and $28.08 

 paid ; under farm and garden products $89.25 was awarded 

 and $80.33 paid; under dairy products $5.50 was awarded 

 and $4.95 paid; under domestic manufactures $89.75 was 

 awarded and $78.84 paid; under trotting $60 was paid; 

 under objects other than agricultural, not specified, $37.40 

 was awarded and $34 paid. The society reports 548 mem- 

 bers, — 217 males and 331 females. Three farmers' insti- 

 tutes were held at Nantucket : November 23, on general 

 farm topics; December 29, on "Milch cows and dairy 

 farming;" and December 30, on " Poultry raising." 



OXFORD AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Incorporated 1888, Acts of 1888, chapter 93. 



Originally raised l)y contril)ution $4,400 ; now has 

 $8,056.84 invested as a capital stock in real estate, cash, 

 crockery, tables, etc. Total assets, $8,056.84: real estate, 

 $7,500; crockery, tables, etc., $200; cash, $356.84. Total 

 liabilities consist of mortgages or like liabilities to the amount 

 of $300. Receipts in 1896, $1,987.49: bounty, $600; new 



* Of this amount, fGO was paid for trotting. 



