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Haven and Hartford Railroad ivill be present to confer ivilh the 

 grozvers on shipping and marketing business. 



No wide-awake peach grower can afford to miss this meeting ! 



After a tour of the orchards, dinner on the basket-picnic plan 

 at twelve-thirty, at the Henry homestead. Lemonade and dishes fur- 

 nished by the host, but each visitor must provide his own lunch. 



A fine program of speaking and discussion after lunch. 

 Special Feature ! 



A demonstration of the use of dynamite for removmg stumps 

 and rocks and clearing land for tree planting will be given by the 

 DuPont Powder Company, of Wilmington, Delaware. Demonstra- 

 tion on the Henry farm at two-thirty p. m. 



Don't fail to see this wonderful work ! 



In the Cook Hill district of Wallingford are located many splen- 

 did peach orchards and fruit farms. 



Don't fail to come ! Lots to see ! Plenty to learn ! And a 

 great meeting to enjoy and profit by!! Plan now to attend! Bring 

 the ladies ! ! 



Fine weather, a very large attendance, an interesting 

 program and wonderfully fine orchards to see and study and 

 admire all combined to make the meeting a success. 



A dozen busses, automobiles and auto trucks were re- 

 quired to transport the large crowd of visitors from the rail- 

 road station in A^'allingford to the farm, and after lunch 

 when the company gathered for the speaking on the lawn in 

 front of the Henry home, between four hundred and five 

 hundred were present. A picture of the gathering is shown 

 on Plate V. 



President Rogers called the meeting to order and intro- 

 duced Professor W. A. Henry, the senior member of the 

 fruit farm firm, wdio extended a cordial welcome to the vis- 

 itors, and gave an interesting account of how he and his son 

 were led to come to Connecticut and engage in fruit grow- 

 ing. Referring to their success in orcharding, he said hun- 

 dreds of other growers are doing as well, and hundreds more 

 might do as well if they will only give their soil and crops 

 the proper treatment. The soil at P)lue Hills Farm is not 

 rich, but it is of easy culture and responds well to the right 

 methods. Connecticut fruit 2:rowers have the soil, the cli- 



