sixriiiiX'iJi .i.wr.ii. mhiiTING. si 



altlu)us;ii much was sent to Providence, R. I.. lioston. Mass.. 

 as well as other places outside the state at <;-ood [)rices. 



Quite a lars^e per cent, of the peach crop ai)pears to have 

 been sold to l)uvers. delivered on car at sliippinjn- point, and 

 so far as 1 know, such disposal was quite satisfactory to tlie 

 o-rower, thus elinnnatin^- all marketing- risks from the ])rice 

 recei\ed. 



The weather conditions were very fa\()ral)le last season for 

 maturing;- and making- the peach crop at its best, and no (loul)t 

 this contril)nted largely to the very successful marketing of^ 

 same. 



Your committee, and others interested, met the ofticials of 

 the railroad company in New Haven in July and estimates 

 were made of size of growing crop of fruit, number of cars 

 wanted for moving same and various other matters ciMi- 

 sidered and arranged for to the apparent satisfaction of all 

 parties. 



The size of crop appears to ha\-e been smaller than se\'eral 

 of preceding years' crops, but in quality and selling \alue very 

 much better than those crops. Our nearby markets many 

 times being our l)est markets, your committee feel that they 

 are not out of place in again urging (as last year) the im- 

 portance of main or trunk line roads between our \arious 

 market places, thus tending to make them as one market to be 

 reached direct from our orchards by our own con\-e}-ap.ce. 

 thus ensuring the arrival of our fruit products in the best of 

 order and appearance. 



There are many problems connected with the fruit grower's 

 business that very properly might be given attention by this 

 committee, but the season's favoral.)le marketing conditions, as 

 well as the press of other business, has prevented their con- 

 sideration, thus leaving them to a succeeding year and com- 

 mittee for consideration. 



Upon motion of J. H. Hale, seconded by Prof. Gulley. it 

 was voted to accept the foregoing committee reports and print 

 same in the proceedings. 



At this point Mr. Jas. L. Cowles, Secretary of the Postal 



