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to toll of his success with ]xniltrv and fruits, both of vvhicii 

 are special "crops"' with him. 



The rain having ceased, a favorable chance was offered to 

 spend the remaining- hours in looking over a portion of the 

 fields and orchards. Under the guidance of Professor (^lul- 

 ley the visitoi-s were driven to the experimental orchard on 

 a distant hill-top, where a great variety of fruits are being 

 grown. The growers present discussed many important ponits 

 connected with Professor Gulley's work. 



The thinning of apples on heavily loaded trees is practiced 

 each year at the College and the results were of interest to the 

 visitors. The nursery, where practically all the trees and 

 plants used are propagated, came in for a share of attention. 

 There were many other interesting features of special interest 

 to fruit growers, but the limited time would not allow of more 

 than a passing glance, as those who came by train were obliged 

 tQ leave early, returning by busses to Willimantic. 



The thanks of the members are due to President Stimson, 

 Professor Gulley and the other officers of the College for 

 providing so enjoyable and profitable a field day. 



Further field meetings for the season had to be omitted, 

 as no suitable locations could be arranged for and the atten- 

 tion of the Society centered in planning for the annual fall 

 exhibition of fruits at Rockville in September. 



Report of Institute Work of 1904. 



The last annual report contained a record of the insti- 

 tutes conducted by the Pomological Society during the win- 

 ter of 1903. It is the intention of this report to briefly cover 

 the institutes held in 1904. 



As noted elsewhere in the Secretary's report, the Society 

 assisted in conducting some 20 institute meetings held in 

 connection with local (jranges in nearly every county in the 

 state. The meetings were all well attended and productive of 

 more good, even, than those held in previous years. 



