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making a creditable exhibit of Connecticut fruit. This show., 

 said Mr. Gold, will be very largely an educational one, both 

 to the consumer and to the grower, and the Pomological So- 

 ciety is anxious to have Connecticut well represented at the 

 show. 



Announcement was also made of the society's annual ex- 

 hibition of fruit, which this year is to be held with the State 

 Fair at Berlin, September 14 to 17. Prof. Jarvis gave notice 

 of a demonstration in spraying to be given the next morn- 

 ing for the benefit of the visitors. The meeting then ad- 

 journed. 



The second day of the field meeting dawned bright and 

 warm and the visitors were early astir to enjoy further sight- 

 seeing. Many found special interest in the dairy plant and 

 cattle barns, for which Storrs is justly famed. Others visited 

 the poultry department, where Prof. Stoneburn exhibited his 

 flocks of choice fowls and explained the methods followed in 

 feeding, care and breeding. Incidentally a small block of 

 apple trees was noted near the poultry plant, and being thrifty 

 in appearance, it was commented upon as an object lesson 

 of what poultry will do in orchard culture. 



Nearly all of the fruit men present availed themselves of 

 the privilege of seeing the spraying demonstration conducted 

 by Prof. Jarvis, which included the testing of various styles 

 of pumps, both hand and power, nozzles and other equipment 

 for successful spray work. Next came a visit to the trial 

 grounds of the experiment station where melons and beans 

 are being tested. This is largely a variety test, over fifty va- 

 rieties of melons and twice as many varieties of beans are 

 growing. One object of the test is to discover, if possible, 

 the most disease-resisting varieties of melons for this section. 



The forenoon wound up with a trip to Prof. Gulley's or- 

 chard of dwarf apples, and to the commercial apple and peach 

 orchard. This latter is bearing a full crop of peaches this 

 season, and the apple trees also show some very promising 

 fruit. The visitors lingered among the trees, discussing pro 

 and con the condition of the orchards and the methods of prun- 



