74 THE CONNECTICUT POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY 



growth of our work and the wider influence that the Society 

 is enjoying from year to year. 



There is still need of more active work in increasing 

 our membership list, especially in those portions of the 

 state where the Society is least known. Our County \'ice- 

 Presidents, co-operating with the Committee on Member- 

 ship, can do more to bring our membership up to the 

 400 mark than scores of letters from the Secretary's ofSce. 

 We may congratulate ourselves that already we have among 

 our members many of the brightest fruit growers of the 

 state, but let us all resolve to do a little personal work 

 and carry the influence of our organization still farther. 



In every instance our summer field meetings, with their 

 social as well as their practical features, have been very 

 successful ; and they are among the most profitable gather- 

 ings we hold. Let me suggest that we have more of them 

 in the future, and also that we continue the institute meet- 

 ings, co-operating with the Granges of the state in every 

 way possible to extend pomological information to our 

 farmers. 



While this Society is an excellent example of the 

 principle of co-operation, yet we have done nothing in 

 applying co-operation to buying supplies, or to selling our 

 fruit-products. It seems to me that this matter should 

 receive our careful attention now, and some practicable 

 plan be devised and put in operation the coming season, 



if possible. 



Respectfully submitted, 



H. C. C. Miles, Secretary. 



REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AND LEGISLATION 



In the matter of business among our members 3'our 

 Committee has little to report. Through our association 

 with the Grange, most of our members are securing fertil- 

 izers and chemicals of Lucian Sanderson, of New Haven, 

 at satisfactory rates. If a majority of our members would 

 co-operate in only cash purchases of baskets and other fruit- 

 packages, considerable money could be saved by distribut- 

 ing from full car-lots at the leading centers. Something 



