NINETEENTH ANNUAL MEETING. 121 



Secretary's Report. 



Mr. President and Members of the Connecticut Pomological 



Society : 



Another year, with its seasons of budding, blooming, cul- 

 ture, growth and fruit harvest, is past, and we are again as- 

 sembled in annual gathering. 



For us as fruit growers it has been a year of varying 

 success and failure ; satisfactory as regards an abundant 

 peach crop and yield of small fruits, only partially so with 

 apples and other tree fruits. But, on the whole, we have much 

 to rejoice over and may well feel encouraged as to the outlook 

 for the future and the opportunities that invite us to still 

 greater endeavor. 



To benefit by past experiences and to gain new knowl- 

 edge that shall help us in the coming year is the purpose of 

 our present coming together, and I believe the splendid pro- 

 gram as prepared for this meeting will fully meet this purpose 

 and be of practical benefit to all participating. 



During the year 1909 our Society has been active along 

 man)- lines ; it has been, perhaps, the most important, so far, 

 in the history of the organization. Not only have our regu- 

 lar departments of work been kept up to the usual standard, 

 but new lines of work have presented themselves and have 

 been carried out successfully and for the upbuilding of the 

 fruit growing industry of the state. 



The outlook for Connecticut Horticulture was never 

 brighter than it is to-day, and in the next few years our or- 

 ganization will surely have an unequalled opportunity to prove 

 its usefulness. 



The interest in fruit culture is widespread and continually 

 increasing. The movement toward the country, the farm and 

 the orchard is touching us on all sides, and it should be the 

 duty of such organizations as the Pomological Society to as- 

 sist and direct this movement along sane and intelligent lines. 



