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under domestic manufactures $174.50 was awarded and 

 $138.50 paid; under agricultural implements, $50.50 was 

 awarded ; under objects strictly agricultural, not specified, 

 $45 was awarded ; under objects other than agricultural, not 

 specified, $83 was awarded and $192.50 paid. The society 

 reports 1,516 members, — 1,511 males and 5 females. Four 

 farmers' institutes were held: at Danvers, January 5, a 

 field institute was held; at Beverly, January 26, on "How 

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

 skim-milk and how to use it " and ' ' The work of the State 

 Board of Agriculture;" at Newbury, February 16, on 

 "Small fruits" and "State Highway Commission and high- 

 ways; " at Haverhill, March 23, on "Dairy work in its 

 general forms." 



FEANKLIIQ" COUNTY AGRICULTUKAL SOCIETY. 



Incorporated 1850, Acts of ISeo, chapter 104. 



The society in its first report to the Board in 1853 stated 

 the amount of its permanent fund (par value) to be $3,768 ; 

 now has $7,020 invested as a capital stock in real estate 

 and bank stock. Total assets, $7,363.93 : real estate, 

 $6,000; stocks, $1,020; bank funds, $132.93; crockery, 

 tables, etc., $80; bills due and unpaid, $131. Total liabil- 

 ities, $353.25: premiums duo and unpaid, $53.25; mort- 

 gages or like liabilities, $300. Receipts in 1894, $4,082 : 

 bounty, $600; stocks, $52.11; bank funds, $1.52 ; new 

 members, $60; donations, $391; other sources, $2,977.37. 

 Expenditures in 1894, $3,949.07 : premiums and gratuities 

 paid, $1,390; current running expenses, $1,158.56; other 

 expenses, $1,400.51. The society offered in premiums 

 $1,615.50, awarded in premiums and gratuities $1,429.50 

 and paid $1,376.25, which went to 20 cities and towns. 

 Fifty cents went to 1 city outside the State. Two hundred 

 and fifty-six persons received premiums and 5 gratuities. 

 Under head of farm and pet stock $1,067.50 was awarded 

 and $1,036.75 paid; under farm and garden products 

 $170.75 was awarded and $169.50 paid; under dairy prod- 

 ucts $33 was awarded and $23 paid ; under domestic man- 

 ufactures $125.75 wa& awarded and $119 paid; under 

 trotting $450 was awarded and paid; under objects other 

 than agricultural, not specified, $30 was awarded and $28 



