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Mr. Coleman, of the Hale orchards, and Mr. J. X. Barnes 

 both spoke of the injury to peach trees from winter-killing'. 

 Many trees that looked well in the spring are now failing, and 

 the fruit is dropping ofif. Mr. Barnes is trying the application 

 of quick acting fertilizers and the trees seem to be improving. 

 Trees that were cut back this spring responded better than the 

 others. The trees are loaded with fruit and it is uncertain what 

 the outcome will l^e. Mr. Barnes said he never had seen any- 

 thing like this sort of injury before. 



Professor L. A. Clinton, of Storrs Experiment Station, said 

 he wished every farmer in the State could be here to-day and 

 look over this splendid farm. It is a great object lesson to 

 us all. The speaker urged upon fanners to grow more clover 

 on their farms and also referred to the potato blight and the 

 necessity of spraying to control it. Mr. L. Sanderson, of New 

 Haven, spoke pleasantly and said he thought that in all New- 

 England no better example of the successful business farmer 

 .could be found than our friend ^Ir. Lyman. Professor Beach 

 of Storrs told of the fact that young men are coming from the 

 west to take up farms here in New Eng-land. This should 

 teach the eastern farmer to have more faith in his soil. 



Other bright speakers who addressed the meeting were 

 Dairy Commissioner Noble, B. C. Patterson, Seaman Mead 

 and H. O. Daniels. Vice-President of the Dairymen's associa- 

 tion. 



The visitors passed a vote of thanks to the host and when 

 ;the hour for the return came, took the special train that had 

 been arrang-ed for from New Haven and Middletown. All 

 agreed that it had been a day most profitably spent. 



Field Meeting at the Connecticut Agricultural Col- 

 lege, August 10th, 1904. 



Plans were early laid for a very enjoyable excursion to 

 the College at Storrs. liut unfavorable weather conditions 

 nearly upset them. 



The day dawned cloudy and threatening and many were 

 detained from starting. However, about 150 of the Society, 



