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and should receive a larger appropriation. 1 believe that 

 more good can be done in the next few years by devoting 

 more attention to those three branches of our agricultural 

 and educational system. Now this extension work which 

 I have outlined is a part of this educational work, and we 

 at the college will be very glad of the opportunity to be 

 of any help which we can possibly extend, not only to the 

 fruit growers, but to the dairymen and the poultrymen of 

 the state. We have outlined this plan which we think 

 may be of considerable interest, and may be the means of 

 teaching the farmers perhaps more effectively than could 

 be done by mere lectures from the platform or at the in- 

 stitutes. 



President Gold: Professor Jarvis is with us from 

 Storrs, and he will add a few words to what President 

 Beach has had to say about this work. 



Prof. C. D. Jarvis : Mr. President and Gentlemen : 

 I do not think there is very much for me to say regarding 

 this subject. There are three points that I believe all will 

 agree on concerning the apple industry of Connecticut, 

 and we might also add in New England. These are: 

 First, owing to favorable soil and climatic conditions, and 

 to exceptional market facilities, Connecticut is well adapt- 

 ed to commercial apple growing. Until very recently, we 

 have completely failed to appreciate our possibilities in 

 this line. It has recently been very forcibly brought to 

 our attention, and fruit growers have been very much 

 aroused by the fear of western competition. That is the 

 second point. The third point which I had in mind was 

 the cause for the failure of Connecticut and other eastern 

 states to cope with western production is largely due to 

 inferior or careless methods of orchard management, or 

 growing, of packing and of marketing. Now we must 

 admit that we have not been doing the square thing with 

 our orchards in New England. Brother Hale might feel, 

 if we should say that he did not know anything about 



