Il6 THE COXXECTICUT POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



Mr. N. S. Piatt offered the following resolution : 



Resolved, That the publishing of the Annual Report of the 

 Society be left in the hands of the Executive Committee and 

 that they be empowered to employ special assistance if neces- 

 sary, and that the sum of $50 be appropriated for the purpose 

 of editing the same, provided that the report shall be ready for 

 distribution in April. 



Perhaps I should say a word on this resolution. It is offered 

 for two reasons. One is that the business of editing and pub- 

 lishing the report has properly been the work of the Secretar}'. 

 The Secretary receives the sum of $100 for his services ; and 

 for all the work that is done by the Secretary, including the 

 editing of this report. I think it is rather a small amount. The 

 other is that the issuing of this report has been delayed later 

 that the date named in this motion — and it seems to me later 

 than it ought to be. 



The institute work goes on in the winter and takes up con- 

 siderable of the Secretary's time ; and this plan is suggested 

 with the hope of aiding the publication of the report and getting 

 it out in time. It is presented for your discussion. 



The resolution, after a brief debate, was put to vote, and 

 adopted. 



President Gulley : I am sorry to say that ©ne of our 

 speakers for this afternoon, Mr. Skillman, has failed to put in 

 an appearance, so that the first speaker will be Mr. R. H. Race 

 of North Egremont, Mass., who will talk to us on the subject 

 of "Commercial Small Fruit Culture,"' with special reference 

 to the strawberry. 



I now have the pleasure of calling upon ]\Ir. Race to take 

 the platform. 



How I Grow Strawberries for Profit. 



By R. H. Race, North Egremont, Mass. 



Little did I ever expect to stand before you, to give my views 

 and experiences in the culture of strawberries. It has been 

 my privilege from time to time to read the writings of your 

 very successful fruit growers in the Homestead and Rural Xezv 



