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ing, culture, feeding and general care. In reaching the or- 

 chard the road lay through a magnificent stretch of woodland,, 

 which is one of the most valuable assets of the collgee. 



Perhaps the most unusual sight at Storrs was the dwarf 

 apple trees, which Prof. Gulley calls his "pets." These are 

 planted only ten feet apart and being low-headed can be very 

 economically handled, — pruning, thinning, spraying and pick- 

 ing the fruit can all be done from the ground, which are ad- 

 vantages over the usual tall orchard trees. The orchard is 

 not showing much fruit this season, but the claims made for 

 the dwarfs of a peck of fruit at four to five years is what ProL 

 Gulley believes can be accomplished. The orchard is surely 

 a pretty sight, — trim, vigorous little trees of beautiful form. 

 Not all the visitors, however, were won over to the dwarf 

 orchard theory. 



With the afternoon came the thought of leaving for 

 home. The company of over one hundred and fifty visitors, 

 as they took the autos for Willimantic, expressed regret at 

 leaving the pleasant surroundings and warm friends at Storrs f 

 and voted unanimously that their outing had been immensely 

 profitable and enjoyable. 



