The Society was organized under the Act of Incorporation, on 

 the first day of January, 1853, and a code of By-Laws adopted, 

 containing a provision that persons may become members by sign- 

 ing the By-Laws and paying five dollars, without being liable to 

 annual assessments. 



In 1853, another Act was passed changing the name to " "Wor- 

 cester North Agricultural Society," and putting it upon the same foot- 

 ing with County Societies. The Act also authorized the Society to 

 receive members from towns in the west part of Middlesex County. 

 An effort was then made to raise and invest a fund, which would 

 enable the Society to draw from the State Treasury, a respectable 

 sum of money, to be expended in premiums. 



The old Society conveyed to the new what property they owned ; 

 the admission fees of members amounted to more than fifteen hun- 

 dred dollars, and individuals contributed enough to make the sum 

 up to more than twenty-one hundred dollars, which was invested as 

 the law requires, previous to the first day of October last, and the 

 intention is to increase the fund to $3000, before October, 1854. 



The Society is now established on a permanent basis, and it is 

 hoped and believed, that Worcester North and Middlesex West, will 

 derive great benefit from it. 



The Ladies of Fitchburg and vicinity, are entitled to great credit, 

 for the interest which they have taken in the welfare of the Soci- 

 ety. They have each year held a fair, or " tea party," from which 

 they have raised some hundreds of dollars for the use of the Soci- 

 ety ; they have contributed largely to the interest of the shows, by 

 their attendance, and by exhibition of their handiwork, products 

 of the dairy and cook-room ; — and it is believed that this Society 

 introduced the practice of inviting the ladies to the public dinners 

 on cattle show days. 



