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Altogether there seems to be wonderful possibilities in the 

 good that may come through the summer field meetings, and 

 every effort should be made to continue and improve them. 



The first field day of 1904 was announced as follows : 



THE CONNECTICUT POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY 

 ANNOUNCES THE OPENING FIELD ^lEETING OF THE 



SEASON 

 To be held at the Chas. E. Lyman Farm. ^Nliddlefield, June 28, 1904. 



Mr. Lyman extends a cordial invitation to members of the 

 Society, the Dairymen's Association, Farmers and all others who 

 arc interested, to visit his extensive farm, Tuesday the 28th inst. 



It is planned to make this the biggest and best Field Day ever 

 lield in Connecticut. 



No fruit grower or farmer can afford to miss it! 



The Lyman Farm is one of the largest and best managed 

 farms in the State — comprises over 500 acres, beautifully located 

 (in the range of hills, about six miles back from Middletown 

 and the Connecticut River. The leading crops are hay, corn, apples 

 and peaches, and many sheep are fattened. Some 80 acres are 

 devoted to peach orchards and 40 to apples and peaches. Most of 

 the peach trees are showing a good crop of fruit (an interesting 

 sight this season), and the view from the orchards, over 500 feet 

 above tide water, is magnificent. Mr. Lyman will harvest 500-600 

 tons of hay this year, some fields averaging three tons to the 

 acre. There are 25 acres of corn and many other features of prac- 

 tical interest to all. This will be an excellent opportunity to 

 observe and study Mr. Lyman"s novel and successful methods. 



You are urged to come and bring the ladies, too! 



Favorable weather and a good attendance made this meet- 

 ing a success. 



A large number of the leading fruit growers and dairymen 

 of the state were present, and but for the fact that the haying 

 season was just commencing many more would no doubt have 

 availed themselves of the chance to inspect this fine farm 

 and enjoy Mr. Lyman's cordial hospitality, for it is doubtful 

 if the Society ever met where farming and fruit growing are 

 carried on with so much success and such business-like methods. 



Big teams were provided and the visitors spent the morn- 

 ing driving about and inspecting the extensive peach and 

 apple orchards, the hay fields, where a splendid crop of very 

 heavy grass was just ready to harvest, the fields of corn and 



