12 THE CONNECTICUT POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY 



The annual election of officers resulted in several changes, 

 as follows : 



President J. H. HALE, South Glastonbury 



Vice-Presidejtl J. N. BARNES, Yalesville 



Seo-etary G. S. BUTLER, Cromwell 



Treasurer R. A. MOORE, Kensington 



COUNTY VICE-PRESIDENTS 



Hartford County J. B. Smith, New Britain 



New Haven County N. S. Platt, Cheshire 



Fairfield County Edwin Hoyt, New Canaan 



Litchfield County T. S. Gold, West Cornwall 



Tolland County E. H. Lathrop, Vernon Center 



Windham County S. O. Bowen, Eastford 



Middlesex County J. M. Hubbard, Middletown 



New London County W. S. Lee, Hanover 



MILFORD INSTITUTE 



An invitation was received from Indian River Grange, of 

 Milford, for the Society to hold a meeting in that town De- 

 cember 27, 1895, and thus started the first of the Society's 

 many institutes in co-operation with the Granges of the state. 



The meeting was held in the Town Hall, Milford, was 

 well attended and was productive of much practical help to 

 the fruit growers present. 



The following subjects were considered : 



Irrigation in Fruit Culture 



Discussed from the standpoint of practical experience by 



J. C. Eddy, Simsbury ; E. C. Warner, North Haven, and others 

 The Feeding and Culture of Apple Orchards . J. Norris Barnes, Yalesville 

 Our Insect Enemies, and How to Treat Them Prof. Britton 



