6 THE CONNECTICUT POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



keted. Of course, many serious problems are yet unsolved, 

 but the outlook for the future is bright with promise. 



Reporting in detail on the past year's work, I will first 

 ask vour attention to 



Our ^Membership. 



It is a pleasure to be able to report that our membership 

 is growing rapidly. We have received more new members 

 the past year than ever before, and our present membership 

 is the largest we have ever had enrolled. 



The total number of members one year ago was 529. 

 During the past year 147 new members have been added, 

 making altogether 676 on the roll in 1910. 



Sixty-six names have been dropped from the list because 

 of failure to renew within the time specified by our By-Laws, 

 and two members have been lost by death. Making these de- 

 ductions, the present paid-up membership of the Society is 

 608 — 26 of this number are life members.* 



This very gratifying condition in membership shows, 

 perhaps, better than anything else the increasing strength of 

 the Society and the active interest taken in it by the fruit 

 growers of the state. But still the goal of 1,000 members 

 has not yet been reached, and I urge upon you all to keep up 

 your own membership this coming year and induce others to 

 join our ranks, as far as you can. We are doing well — but 

 let us do still better in 1911. 



Our Finances. 



From February 1st. 1910. to February 1st, l')ll, I have 

 received and paid to the Treasurer : 



* Note. — Since this report was made a number of delinquent mem- 

 bers have "returned to the fold," and in addition 118 new members 

 have been added since February 1st, so that the Society's full member- 

 ship to April 1st, 1911, is approximately 750. 



