142 THE COXXECTICUT POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



to the splendid record which this Society has made for summer 

 field meetings ; the lively interest and large attendance in 

 every case attesting the value of this strong feature of our 

 work. 



SHORE OUTING AT BRANFORD POINT. 



August 7, igos- 



A field day and shore dinner at the Branford Point House, 

 combined with a visit to A. E. Plant & Son's farms in Branford, 

 was arranged for the above date. 



About 150 members and their friends enjoyed this outing. 

 At II A.M. a business session was held in the parlors of the 

 hotel, President Gulley presiding. 



The matter of the Society's Fall exhibition was discussed, 

 and it was decided to leave the selection of the place and date 

 and other arrangements in the hands of the Executive Com- 

 mittee. It was announced that President Gulley, Secretary 

 Miles and Treasurer iMoore had been named as the committee 

 on the part of the Pomological Society to act with the Con- 

 necticut Exposition Commission in arranging for the State's 

 fruit exhibit at the St. Louis Exposition in 1904. 



President Gulley said that growers would be called on to 

 furnish choice apples of this year's crop to be stored for the 

 exhibit. 



The biennial meeting of the American Pomological Society at 

 Boston in September was referred to and the selection of dele- 

 gates to the same was left with the Executive Committee. 



A number of timely fruit topics were then discussed. 

 Growers present were asked to give reports on the outlook for 

 the apple crop. From the reports given it was evident that the 

 crop throughout the State would be variable. 



Some counties reported prospects for a good crop. Litch- 

 field, said B. C. Patterson of Torrington, would be light on 

 winter sorts. 



Tolland County reported a fair crop of Baldwins. J. H. 

 Merriman of Southington said he expected a good crop of 

 Baldwins. He added that he should give his orchards less culti- 

 vation hereafter and expects to get fruit of better keeping 

 qualities. 



