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expenses, 1879.92. The society offered $3,761 in premiums, 

 awarded $3,072.95 and paid $3,044.13,* which went to 41 

 cities and towns. Three hundred and seventy dollars went 

 to 7 cities and towns outside the State. Two hundred and 

 twenty-five persons received premiums. Under head of 

 farms $30 was awarded and $29 paid ; under farm and pet 

 stock $810.50 was awarded and $804.17 paid; under form 

 and garden products $189.25 was awarded and $186.08 paid ; 

 under dairy products $20 was awarded and paid ; under do- 

 mestic manufactures $51.70 was awarded and $45.38 paid ; 

 under agricultural implements $8 was awarded and paid ; 

 under trotting $1,277.50 was paid; under head of ol)ject8 

 other than agricultural, not specified, $686 was awarded and 

 1674 paid. The society reports 1,002 members, — 647 

 males and 355 females. Four farmers' institutes were held : 

 at Phillipston, January 15, on "Economical feed for dairy 

 cows;'' at Gardner, February 1, on "Manures and fertil- 

 izers and their use ; " at Petersham, February 14, on 

 " Stabling and care of milch cows" and " How to keep up 

 the fertility of the soil;" and at Athol, jNIarch 18, on 

 "Poultry keeping for the farm and farmers" and "The 

 farm, the home and the o-ranoe." 



WORCESTER SOUTH AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Incorporated 1855, Acts of 1855, chapter 278. 



Originally raised by contribution, $3,127.40; now has 

 $8,500 invested as a capital stock in real estate, crockery, 

 tables, etc. Total assets, 11,144.33: real estate, $10,300; 

 crockery, tables, etc., $500; cash, $314.33. Total liabili- 

 ties, $514.50 : premiums due and unpaid, $14.50 ; mortgages 

 or like liabilities, $500. Receipts in 1896, $4,340.30: 

 bounty, $600 ; new members, $49 ; other sources, $3,691.30. 

 Expenditures in 1896, $3,616 40: premiums and gratuities 

 paid, $2,015.20; current running expenses, $1,445.42; in- 

 terest, $45; other expenses, $110.78. The society offered 

 $2,398 in premiums, awarded $2,029.70 in premiums and 

 gratuities and paid $2, 015. 20, f which went to 26 cities and 

 towns. One hundred and twenty-six persons received pre- 



* Of this amount, $1,277.50 was paid for trotting. 

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



