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was awarded and paid ; under dairy products $12 was 

 awarded and paid; under domestic manufactures $53.30 was 

 awarded and paid ; under trotting $685 was paid ; under 

 objects other than agricultural, not specified, $199.50 was 

 awarded and paid. The society reports 518 members, — 

 463 males and 55 females. Four farmers' institutes were 

 held: at Barre, February 7, on " Farming as a business;" 

 at Hubbardston, February 14, on "Economical feed for 

 dairy cows" and the "Production and sale of milk;" at 

 North Brookfield, February 20, on " The cost of a quart 

 of milk" and " An hour with the Babcock tester;" and at 

 Oakham, March 7, on " Grasses and forage crops." 



Summary. 



1894. 



1895. 



1896. 



Number of societiea, 



Amount held invested or well secured ns a 



capital stock. 

 Assets of societies, 



Liabilities of societies, 



Receipts, 



Expenditures, 



Bounty received from the State, . . 



Current running expenses 



Amount of premiums offered, .... 

 Amount of premiums and gratuities awarded, . 

 Amount of premiums and gratuities paid, 

 Amount awarded under head of farms. 



Amount awarded under head of farm and pet 

 stock. 



Amount awarded under head of field and gar- 

 den crops. 



Amount awarded under head of farm and gar- 

 den products. 



Amount awarded under head of dairy products. 



Amount awarded under head of domestic man- 

 ufactures. 

 Amount awarded under head of miscellaneous. 



Amount paid under head of trotting, . 



Number of persons receiving premiums, . 



Number of persons receiving gratuities, . 



Total male membership of the societies, . 



Total female membership of the societies. 



Total membership of the societies. 



Number of farmers' institutes held, . . 



»36 



$776,486 22 



868,860 56 



142,119 01 



186,244 37 



187,582 34 



20,628 80 



67,822 24 



81,096 42 



62,559 37 



61,054 66 



1,477 50 



22,024 70 



1,351 25 



13,369 47 



592 50 



4,031 47 



3,031 59 



23,346 57 



7,921 



1,908 



23,658 



7,050 



30,708 



125 



*35 



$763,303 42 



861,719 36 



139,821 46 



188,403 88 



179,094 89 



20,606 20 



77,786 73 



85,838 53 



66,912 26 



65,209 35 



1,391 00 



22,158 47 



1,305 10 



13,483 29 



6S7 21 



3,692 53 



3,138 52 



25,247 35 



7,247 



2,872 



23,099 



7,017 



30,116 



118 



t36 



$801,791 3 



902,393 40 



156,161 90 



204,241 16 



192,603 32 



20,084 12 



79,174 07 



87,491 75 



68,055 33 



65,839 68 



1,127 33 



21,167 61 



995 50 



13,107 22 



668 50 



3,936 86 



4,722 50 



31,263 90 



7,666 



1,842 



22,897 



7,503 



30,400 



128 



* One held no fair. 



t Two held no fair. 



