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We need to head them back well, and we need to 

 spray, and we need to check cultivation after a while. Cul- 

 tivate your young cherry trees, but when they get up to 

 a certain age, my experience is that it is best to check cul- 

 tivation. I have had some good success, but, I think, as a 

 rule, here that cherry culture is going into decay, and it 

 is on account of people not wanting them bad enough. I 

 believe there is a splendid opportunity for planting cher- 

 ries. There is a good demand for good fruit. It is shown 

 that the demand for cherries is extraordinary, and we 

 have not kept up with the demand. I am sorry that bet- 

 ter effort has not been made to overcome the difficulties in 

 growing cherries, if there are any, and I hope that this 

 Society will do what it can to urge more cherry culture. 



President Gold: The hour for adjournment has come, 

 and we shall have to close this very interesting discussion. 



I should like to make an announcement of the fol- 

 lowing committees. Mr. Wilfred Wheeler of Concord, 

 Mass., and Mr. N. S. Piatt of New Haven have been ap- 

 pointed as judges of the fruit exhibit. 



I will also announce the Committee on Implement 

 Exhibits : Mr. Rogers of Southington, Mr. Henry of Wal- 

 lingford, and Mr. Coleman of Seymour. Those gentlemen 

 will get busy and attend to their work down stairs, so they 

 will be ready to report to-morrow. 



Now we will take a recess until the banquet this eve- 

 ning, which, as you know, is to be held in Jewell Hall, at 

 6.30. Those who have not secured their tickets should 

 get them at once, and let us all be on hand promptly at the 

 time set. 



The afternoon session was brought to a close at 4.45, 

 and adjournment was taken. 



