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ANNUAL MEETING, WORCESTER 

 Feb. 24, 1915. 



At the morning session Mr. Everett E. Brown, member 

 of the Connecticut State Board of Agriculture, Pomfret 

 Centre, Conn., spoke on "Pruning". Mr. Brown showed 

 specimens of poor and of proper pruning and gave four 

 reasons for pruning: To form the shape of the tree; to in- 

 crease the production of fruit ; to open the head of the tree 

 to let in the sun and for spraying ; and last to make it easy to 

 harvest the fruit. The greatest object of pruning is to let 

 the sun get into the trees so the sunshine and air can give 

 color and quality to the fruit. In cutting off a limb he said 

 to be careful to cut close, conforming to the general lines of 

 the part of the tree where one is cutting and then properly 

 heal the wound that is made. 



Prof. Ralph W. Rees, M. A. C, Amherst, spoke on "Ap- 

 ples; Choice of Varieties and Selection of Nursery Stock," 

 showing samples of the apples and demonstrating with nur- 

 sery stock on the platform. He emphasized quality as a 

 main point in selecting varieties to meet outside competition 

 and for nursery stock recommended dealing with reliable 

 concerns so as to get stock true to name. Some nursery men 

 are guaranteeing their stock and agree to pay damage if 

 stock is not true to name. 



