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fruit were forwarded, with regular supplies later. But it 

 was about September 15 when the storage stock was entirely 

 closed out and the tables wholly supplied direct from the 

 crop of 1904, and from which a display of great credit to 

 the state was continued until the close of the exposition, 

 December ist. 



During the season all cultivated fruits grown in the state, 

 except raspberries and blackberries, were shown ; nearly all 

 the tender fruits were sent in large quantities and usually 

 arrived in satisfactory condition. It was supposed at the 

 opening that apples and pears only would be used in the 

 exhibit, but a trial shipment demonstrated that the finer fruits 

 could be sent and consequently they were used freely in this 

 season. 



The display, after being installed by the chairman of the 

 committee in charge, was left in the general care of represen- 

 tative men of the society and state, who changed about once 

 each month, while an assistant was continually with the ex- 

 hibits, thus having one present all the time who understood 

 the routine work, and one to act as the state and society repre- 

 sentatives. The latter received no pay other than the expense 

 involved in the time employed, and it proved a very satisfactory 

 method of handling the exhibit. 



The fruit obtained in 1903 was from the following grow- 

 ers : E. Manchester, Bristol ; L. S. Abbe. Hazardville ; Jos. 

 Albiston, South Manchester : J. E. Andrews, New Britain : H. 

 O. Averill, Washington ; F. H. Beers, Brookfield ; Connecticut 

 Valley Orchard Co., Berlin ; Connecticut Agricultural College, 

 Storrs ; Dennis Fenn, Milford : Thomas Gilbert, ^Nliddletown ; 

 S. A. Griswold & Bro., West Hartford; A. G. Gulley. Storrs; 

 E. M. Ives, Meriden ; E. B. Lathrop, Rockville. J. Moss & Son, 

 West Cheshire ; J- H. Merriman, Southington ; ]\Iaxwell Bros.. 

 Rockville; A. E. Plant, Branford; Root Bros., Farmington ; 

 H. E. Savage & Sons. Berlin ; Harry Sedgwick, Falls Vil- 

 lage ; G. W. Staples, Hartford ; L. Stoughton, East Windsor 

 Hill; J. L. Watrous, Meriden; J. M. Whittlesey. Morris. 



The fruit from these parties consisted of apples, except 

 some pears from the Agricultural college and cranberries from 

 Maxwell Bros. 



