y^ THE CONNECTICUT POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



Mr. Parker's admirable paper was attentively listened to, and 

 at its close the matter was discussed at some length. 



Vice President PInbbard in the chair. 



Mr. Hubbard : I want to say that I believe the suggestion 

 contained in ]\Ir. Parker's paper, if carried out, w^ould be a 

 benefit to every farmer in the State. If a farmer can make 

 his own plans, as ]\Ir. Parker says, it seems to me entirely prac- 

 ticable that he should do so. Each farmer would have a greater 

 familiarity with his different fields and he would get a better 

 idea of what to do the next season. 



A jMember : I would like to ask ]\Ir. Parker if he would 

 include in that map, a map of his orchard. 



]\Ir. Parker : Yes, sir : all the land upon the farm, the house, 

 the orchard, and everything. All that a man owns and all that 

 he hopes to own. 



A AIe:\iber : What method do you use to get the angles? 

 When it comes to laying out farms, fields, etc., you need angles. 

 How^ do you get them ? 



Mr. Parker : The angles are determined by the measurement 

 of three sides. There is no trouble at all with the angles. 



Mr. Hale : I think Mr. Parker has given us a new idea as 

 to a farm map. I believe with him every farm in the country 

 can be mapped, and I believe it can be better mapped and cared 

 for as the years go by if we have a map of each individual field 

 and a record of its work. I have always supposed that to get 

 a decent sort of map you have got to have a lot of surveying 

 done, and that is expensive. ]\Ir. Parker is a man who can 

 walk over a piece of ground and then he knows pretty well 

 how the land lays. But I would like to ask hjm one question, 

 and that is. how he gets his elevation ? 



]\Ir. Parker : I never tried it. 



Mr. Hale : Well, in the ordinary map I don't suppose it is 

 absolutely necessary. The average farmer knows the contour 

 of his land and the elevation. It seems to me that the plan laid 

 down by Mr. Parker to-night in a very sensible one, and as 

 intelligently presented as any suggestion I have ever heard 

 regarding how to get a good practical map. It seems to me 

 we ought to be thankful that a man who knows how to handle 

 land should come here and address us. 



