PART TWO 



A Brief Record of Field Meetings, 



Institutes, Exhibitions, Etc., 



Held in 1 909. 



Summer Field Meetings, 1909. 



Connecticut agricultural organizations have always been 

 noted for holding enthusiastic and successful field meetings, 

 visiting for this purpose many of the most up-to-date farms 

 in the state. 



Again in 1909 the Pomological Society early planned 

 for its usual series of outdoor meetings in response to the 

 popular demand for these gatherings, which so well combine 

 instruction and pleasant recreation. 



As has been mentioned in the report of the Secretary, 

 three field meetings were arranged for, the first being a 

 "Peach Meeting," which was necessitated on account of the 

 large peach crop in the state, and the need of making business 

 arrangements for transporting and marketing the crop to 

 the best advantage. 



Therefore this first field day of the season was held Aug- 

 ust 6th, at Durham, and, as the following program will show, 

 toi )k the form of a 



