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We go two Miles to pay our dues, — 

 Joyful, genial, he'll ne'er refuse; 

 One dollar makes happy for a year, 

 Give down : 'twill bring good cheer ; 

 A. C. Sternberg, of high estate, 

 Will talk peaches early aad late ; 

 Professors Jenkins and Sturgis experiment 

 To improve our environment ; 

 And Professor Gulley, almost sublime, 

 Science and practice doth combine ; 

 There is Moore, who handles our cash, 

 So honest his accounts never clash ; 

 And C. I. Allen would entwine 

 Our hearts about with a grape-vine, 

 Whose Eshcol clusters none deny 

 Tickle the palate and please the eye ; 

 To speak of self would not be nice, 

 Alas ! alas ! too full of ince ; 

 Connecticut! who's not proud to be 



stigmatized as a Yankee ? 

 Then let our State motto remain, 

 "He who planted will sustain." 



Mr. Ives, of Meriden, said the demand for good ixmX. was 

 always good, and we need have no fear of its failing. Fine 

 apples are wanted in New York, and the price is no con- 

 sideration. The west, he thought, was not to be feared as 

 a competitor, when we have the advantage of near-by 

 markets. Eastern growers must improve the quality of 

 their apples. We must thin our fruit, and this, in the end, 

 would cause a more uniform bearing of trees. 



Professor Britton recommended Bordeaux mixture to cover 

 the wounds made by sawing off large branches of trees. 



Mr. Piatt said there was nothing better than white lead 

 paint for this purpose. Trimming should always be done 

 in spring, as the sap starts ; the healing is then done 

 quickly. 



The following resolution was unanimously passed : 



Resolved, That the thanks of this Pomological Society 

 be extended to the Mattabessett Grange and the members 

 of their committee, who have entertained us so hospitably, 

 and to the speakers and all others who have contributed to 

 make this meeting a success. 



The meeting adjourned at 4:15 p. m. , with 250 in 

 attendance. 



