Institute at Stratfordy March JI, IQOO 



PROGRAM 

 MORNING SESSION — OPENING AT IO.30 



Address of Welcome F. S. Hopson, Lecturer State Grange. 



Music. 



Address, " Injurious Insects of the Garden and Orchard." . . . 



Prof. W. E. Britton, Horticulturist Conn. Experiment Station. 

 Address, "The Home Fruit Supply." . . . Geo. S. Butler, Cromwell. 

 Question Box. 



AFTERNOON SESSION AT I.30 

 Music. 

 Address, *' The Outlook for the Fruit-Grower in Connecticut." . 



J. H. Hale, South Glastonbury. 

 Paper, "Agricultural Possibilities at Home and Elsewhere." . . 



Geo. F. Platt, Milford. 



Discussion, "How to Care for Our Orchards" 



Cultivation President J. H. Merriman. 



Pruning and Thinning ... E. M. Ives, Meriden. 



Spraying Dr. W. C. Sturgis, 



Conn. Experiment Station, New Haven. 



The Society accepted an invitation from Housatonic Grange 

 of Stratford, and an interesting and profitable meeting was held 

 in that town, March 31. President Merriman called the meet- 

 ing to order at 10.45 A. M. Worthy Master F. S. Hopson, of 

 the Grange, gave an address of welcome, greeting the Society 

 very cordially, and saying that he was glad that the efforts of 

 the Society were being appreciated. ''The awakening interest 

 among farmers in regard to fruit culture is a welcome sign of 

 the times." A pleasing vocal solo was given by Miss Eva Innis, 

 after which Professor W. E. Britton, of the State Experiment 

 Station, was introduced and spoke on the subject of "Injurious 

 Insects of the Garden and Orchard." Among other things he 

 said the subject of insects is an old one but always timely. 



The Professor referred to the green cabbage worm and its 



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