No. 4.] RETURNS OF SOCIETIES. 287 



HOUS ATONIC AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Incorporated 1848, Acts of 1848, chapter 101. 



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

 the amount of its permanent fimd (par vahie) to be $6,- 

 335.33; now has $14,336.15 invested as a capital stock in 

 real estate, stocks and bank funds. Total assets, $15,022.28 : 

 real estate, $12,500; stocks, $1,000; bank funds, $836.15; 

 crockery, tables, etc., $150; bills due and unpaid, $145; 

 cash on hand, $391.13. Total liabilities, $2,178.06: out- 

 standing bills, $150 ; mortgages or like liabilities, $2,028.06. 

 Receipts in 1894, $10,155.90 : bounty, $600; stocks, $55 ; 

 bank funds, $30.04; new members, $192; other sources, 

 $9,278.86. Expenditures in 1894, $9,679.73: premiums 

 paid, $2,161.35; current running expenses, $3,206.51; 

 other expenses, $4,311.87. The society offered in premiums 

 $2,347.50, awarded $2,193.85 and paid $2,161.35, which 

 went to 26 cities and towns. One thousand one hundred 

 and fifty dollars and sixty-three cents in trotting purses 

 went to 6 cities and towns outside the State. About 425 

 persons I received premiums. Under head of farm and pet 

 stock $1,034.50 was awarded and $1,023. f)0 paid; underfield 

 and experimental crops $236 was awarded and $228 paid ; 

 under farm and garden products $282 was awarded and $277 

 paid; under dairy products $42 was awarded and $41.50 

 paid 5 under domestic manufactures $364.50 was awarded 

 and $360 paid; under trotting $1,722.50 was awarded and 

 paid ; under objects other than agricultural, including sports, 

 $175 was awarded and paid. The society reports 1,536 

 members, — 1,487 males and 49 females. Three farmers' 

 institutes were held at Great Barrington : February 1, on 

 "Obstacles to successful farming;" March 8, "Cattle 

 hygiene, housing, care and feeding;" and December 6, on 

 " Dairying." 



MARSHPIELD AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICULT- 

 URAL SOCIETY. 



Incorporated 1867, Act3 of 1867, chapter 116. 



Originally raised by contribution $3,755.43 ; now has 

 $22,980.08 invested as a capital stock in real estate, crock- 



