272 THE CONNECTICUT POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



12. Xo exhibit shall be removed without the consent of the com- 

 mittee, until the close of the meeting. Exhibitors are requested to 

 state whether the fruit is to be returned to them, or donated to the 

 Society. 



Exhibitors are asked to contribute the best exhibits to be sent to 

 Boston as part of the State's exhibit at the Neiu England Fruit Show. 



The above was the list of prizes as revised for the So- 

 ciety's 12th Annual Exhibition, which was held in connection 

 with the State Fair at Berlin, opening September 14, and 

 continuing four days. 



The details of the exhibition have been so thoroughly 

 covered in the reports of the Exhibition Committee and the 

 Secretary that only brief mention of the various features is 

 necessary here. 



It should be said that the offer of the State Agricultural 

 Society and the Berlin Agricultural Society officials was a 

 very liberal one, and the kindness and hearty cooperation of 

 the fair officers was an important factor in the success of our 

 exhibition. 



Generally speaking, the show was an excellent one, al- 

 though the quantity of fruit displayed was not as large as in 

 some previous years, also the fruit was not so highly colored 

 owing to the early date at which the show was held. The 

 growers manifested a good deal of interest in the premiums 

 offered for packages of fruits, and some very creditable dis- 

 plays of packed barrels, boxes and baskets were made. 



Prof. Gulley, for the Connecticut Agricultural College, 

 made an extensive display showing a wide range of varieties 

 of much educational value. 



The splendid peach crop of 1909 was represented by some 

 exhibits of very choice fruit. 



The exhibits of canned fruits, etc.. by the ladies was un- 

 fortunately not as large as usual. This department should 

 receive more attention in the future, as the possibilities in the 

 line of fruit preserving are undoubtedly great and should be 

 more generally recognized. 



