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Ijers, — 591 males and 690 females. Three farmers' insti- 

 tutes were held at Blandford ; January 9, on " The Atlanta 

 Exposition and Farmers' National Congress : what I saw and 

 heard there ;" February 3, on " Care and feed of cows for 

 the creamery business, care of cream and the extra profit to 

 the farmer;" and February 28, on "The dairy cow, feed, 

 care and product." 



WEYMOUTH AGRICULTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL 

 SOCIETY. 



Incorporated 1891, Acts of 1891, chapter 77. 



Amount originally raised by contril)ution had increased in 

 1891 to $10,270 ; the society now has that amount invested 

 as a capital stock in real estate, crockery, tables, etc. Total 

 assets, $10,286.32: real estate, $10,000; crockery, tables, 

 etc., $270; cash, $16.32: Total liabilities, $1,649.31: out- 

 standing bills, $149.31 ; mortgages or like liabilities, $1,500. 

 Receipts in 1896, $4,262.10: bounty, $600; bank funds, 

 $1.70 ; donations, $35 ; other sources, $3,625.40. Expendi- 

 tures in 1896, $3,715.44: premiums and gratuities paid, 

 $754.55; current running expenses, $2,862.61; interest, 

 .28. The society offered $984.55 in premiums, awarded 

 .55 and paid $754.55, which went to 19 cities and 

 towns. Five dollars went to parties not residents of the 

 State. Three hundred and ten persons received premiums 

 and gratuities. Under head of farm and pet stock $443.90 

 was awarded and $424.65 paid ; under field and garden crops 

 $7 was awarded and paid ; under farm and garden products 

 $162.85 was awarded and $149.35 paid; under dairy prod- 

 ucts $1.50 was awarded and paid; under domestic manu- 

 fiictures $135.80 was awarded and $133.55 paid; under 

 trotting $1,137.50 was paid; under objects other than agri- 

 cultural, not specified, $38.50 was awarded and paid. The 

 society reports 430 members, — 418 males and 12 females. 

 Four farmers' institutes were held at South Weymouth : 

 April 14, on "Rural and farm law ;" April 24, on "How 

 to feed the dairy cow for milk and cream production ; " May 

 2-2, on "Milk production;" and December 11, on "Value 

 of frost warninofs and use to make of them." 



