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fees, $238; from proceeds of annual exhibition, $10.80; 

 total, $248.80. Have drawn orders on the Treasurer for 

 the payment of bills to the amount of $282.88. These 

 receipts, together with the appropriation secured from the 

 State through the last General Assembly, has made it pos- 

 sible to extend our work and make the Society of greater 

 value to the fruit interests of Connecticut. 



The increase of funds at our disposal has made possible 

 the plan of publishing a report of the work of the Society 

 for the past eight years of its existence, which book is now 

 ready to be placed in the hands of our members. 



MEETINGS. 



Since our last annual meeting the Society has held 

 seven gatherings. 



March 16 an invitation to hold an institute at Middle- 

 town was accepted from Mattabesett Grange. This was 

 one of the most largely attended institutes of the season, 

 showing the deep interest that is taken b}'' farmers in 

 the subject of fruit culture and their appreciation of the 

 efforts of this Society to help them in this line of work. 



Four field meetings were held. 



The season opened with a gathering on the farm of 

 Bro. E. C. Warner at North Haven during strawberry 

 time. This was a pleasant and profitable meeting and it is 

 safe to say that every one that was present and saw the 

 wonderful exhibition of berries in Mr. Warner's fields, went 

 home in a thoughtful if not an envious mood. 



It was intended to arrange meetings of this sort for 

 each month of the season, but later it was found necessary 

 to omit the July meeting. In August, however, two field 

 meetings were held, one with Mr. Nellis Sherwood at 

 Sound View Farm, Southport, and one with Vice-President 

 Merriman at Southington. The Society has never been 

 privileged to meet upon a better cared-for farm than that 

 of Brother Sherwood, and the pleasant hospitality shown 

 us by the host and hostess, as well as other good Southport 

 friends, will long linger in our memories. 



The Southington meeting was marked by a very large 

 attendance of members and visitors; also several features 



