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society offered $3,941.55 in premiums, awarded $3,340.75 in 

 premiums and gratuities and paid $3,326.75,* which went 

 to 39 cities and towns. Ninetj'-seven dollars and seventy 

 cents went to 3 cities and towns outside the State. Three hun- 

 dred and seventy persons received premiums and 30 gratui- 

 ties. Under head of farms $51 was awarded and paid ; under 

 farm and pet stock $823 was awarded and paid ; under field 

 and garden crops $34 was awarded and paid ; under farm and 

 garden products $210 was awarded and paid; under dairy 

 products $30 was awarded and paid ; under domestic manu- 

 factures $202.70 was awarded and paid ; under objects strictly 

 agricultural, not specified, $45 was awarded and paid, under 

 trotting $1,625 was paid; under objects other than agricult- 

 ural, not specified, $32 was awarded and paid. The society 

 reports 1,540 members, — 897 males and 643 females. Three 

 farmers' institutes were held, at Middleborough, February 

 14, on " Concentrated feed stuffs and their relation to home- 

 raised forage crops;" at West Bridge water, April 3, on 

 " Field crops ; " and at Bridgewater, December 15, on " An 

 esfo; farm." 



SPENCER FARMERS' AND MECHANICS' ASSOCIATION. 



Incorporated 1888, Acts of 1888, chapter 87- 



Orginally raised by contrilmtion, $4,034.08 ; now has 

 $8,950 invested as a capital stock in real estate, bank funds, 

 crockery, tables, etc. Total assets, $9,037.01 : real estate, 

 $7,000; bank funds, $1,000; crockery, tables, etc., $950; 

 cash, $87.01. Receipts in 1896, $5,406.43 : bounty, $600 ; 

 new members, $11; donations, $2,000; other sources, 

 $2,795.43. Expenditures in 1896, $4,319.42: premiums 

 and gratuities paid, $1,679.41 ; current running expenses, 

 $1,123.70; other expenses, $1,516.31. The society oftered 

 $2,500 in premiums, awarded $1,750 in premiums and gra- 

 tuities and paid $1,679.41, f which went to 20 cities and towns. 

 One hundred and twenty-two persons received premiums and 

 40 gratuities. Under head of farms $43 was awarded and 

 paid ; under farm and pet stock $659 was awarded and paid ; 

 under field and garden crops $38.25 was awarded and $34.75 



* Of this amount, $1,625 was paid for trotting. 

 t Of this amount, $790 was paid for trotting. 



