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and I found it cost three times as much and did not spray quite 

 as well. 



President Gulley : I think the gentleman's trouble is in 

 slaking the lime. It is certainly possible to slake the lime 

 properly. I think the matter of the strainer is an important 

 one. I know of those made of brass but not of iron, and it 

 need not be so very fine. 



j\Ir. Clinton : It makes a difference how the Bordeaux is 

 made. You want to dissolve your lime, strain it and then pour 

 in your copper sulphate, and when you mix the materials in that 

 way it will stand longer. 



Mr. Bennett : Some time before this meeting is over I 

 want to illustrate how to make Bordeaux properly. 



President Gulley : This is an important matter so far as 

 suspension is concerned. It does not make any difference really 

 in the working of the pump. 



At this point a recess was taken for dinner. 



AFTERNOON SESSION. 



The Convention reassembled for the afternoon session at 1.30. 

 When President Gulley called to order, nearly every seat in the 

 hall was occupied. The large gathering manifested much 

 interest in the subjects under discussion, and every speaker 

 was listened to attentively. 



Doubtless, many were attracted by the very practical and 

 interesting nature of the first topic of the afternoon, that of 

 utilizing the rough lands of Connecticut for profitable fruit 

 crops, and also by the fact that two such well-known horticul- 

 turists as Messrs. Hale and Collingwood were to discuss it. 



The President first introduced ]\Ir. J. H. Hale of South 

 Glastonbury, who gave a splendid address, as follows : 



Utilizing Rough Lands for Orchard Purposes. 



Mr. President and Gentlemen of the Penological Society: 



Those of you who visited ni)- farm last fall and looked over 

 some of the rorgh work we were attempting to do in orchard 

 planting, and have seen some of the other orchards where we 



