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fruit ill the cities of the state, of necessity must often travel 

 in the night. Then, if ever, a good road is appreciated, not 

 only for safety but for the larger load that can be taken. The 

 auto truck will soon be used in the fruit season where the roads 

 will allow it. Let us advocate good roads until there is a 

 network of them all over the state; but at the same time, let 

 us ask the Legislature to pass stringent laws to regulate the 

 reckless autos so that they will be made to realize that the 

 roads are for all the people. 



The National Grange will meet in Hartford next Novem- 

 ber. On these occasions it is customary to have the farm 

 products of the state on exhibition. \\'orthy State Master 

 Wood wishes the co-operation of our Society in making a 

 display of Connecticut fruit. Please bear this in mind and 

 save the very best fruit possible for this exhibition, and thereby 

 show our visitors from other states what Connecticut can do 

 along fruit lines. At the request of the Jamestown Commission, 

 seventy-five barrels of apples were put in cold storage last fall. 

 More of the early fall fruit will be wanted for the exposition 

 display from Connecticut this season. 



The question of the right of using farm property as a 

 game preserve for wild deer will have to be settled soon, as in 

 some parts of the state considerable damage has already been 

 done. The fruit men are especially interested, as our hill lands 

 near the haunts of the deer are among the best situations for 

 profitable peach culture; these lands carmot be used if the deer 

 are to be protected and allowed to increase as they are now 

 doing. The fact that the state will pay for actual damage to 

 trees or crops is no safeguard or satisfaction. It is the pros- 

 pective value of a young orchard that the owner has worked 

 for and for which the state ^^ ill not pay, that is lost, a value 

 that cannot be estimated. The fear of this damage will 

 prevent some of the best peach land from being used, unless 

 the present law is changed. If the advocates of breeding wild 

 deer will confine them within limits owned or leased by them- 

 selves, we have no objection, but we do object to having all 

 our crops open to a raid at any time, ^^'ith the number of 

 farmers and level-headed business men in the Legislature it 

 does not seem possible that this condition of things will con- 



