170 THE CONNECTICUT I'OMOEOGICAL SOCIETY. 



1 lampion, Windham Co., Nov. 22, 1905; Pomfret. W'ind- 

 liam Co., Nov. 23; Ekonk, Windham Co., Nov. 29; Lyme, 

 .\c\v London Co., Dec. 7; Litchfield, Litchfield Co., Jan. 2, 

 1906; New Milford, Litchfield Co.. Jan. 3; Danbnry, Fairfield 

 Co., Jan. 4; Bridgewater, Litchfield Co., Jan. 5; Thomaston, 

 Litchfield Co., Jan. 23 \ Falls Village, Litchfield Co., Jan. 25; 

 Salisbnry, Litchfield Co., Jan. 26; Chester, Middlesex Co., 

 Jan. 31; Orange, New Haven Co., Feb. 15; Naugatnck, New 

 Haven Co.,- Feb. 23; Enfield, Hartford Co., Feb. 28; Bristol, 

 Hartford Co., March 2; New Canaan, Fairfield Co., INIarch 7; 

 Greenfield Hill, Fairfield Co., March 8; Stafford, Tolland Co., 

 March 16; Newtown, Fairfield Co., March 20; New Britain, 

 Hartford Co.. March 21 ; Colchester, New London Co., Sept. 

 27: Collinsville, Hartford Co., Sept. 29; South Killingly, 

 Windham Co., Oct. 25. 



The cost of these meetings was about $400.00. 



The corps of speakers comprised leading fruit growers and 

 also members of the Experiment Station and Agricultural Col- 

 lege staffs. In addition, several speakers were supplied by the 

 Dairymen's Association and the Poultry Association, dairy and 

 fruit to])ics 1)eing included in the programs where local con- 

 ditions demanded it. Prol)al)l}' the leading topics that were 

 most i)opular and of strongest interest at these institutes were, 

 the control of insect pests, especially the San Jose scale ; diseases 

 of fruit crops, apple and peach orcharding, small fruits and 

 poultry raising. 



While tlie Society's work so far, along Listitute lines is 

 capable of being greatly impro^'ed. yet the results already ob- 

 tained are ^•ery gratifying, pr(^\'ing beyond a doubt the great 

 need and value of this educational work aiuong our farmers 

 and that the institute has been the means of dissenu'nating a 

 x-ast amount of ])ractica] information concerning up-to-date 

 fnn't culture and other allied interests. 



The following copy of a circular sent out during !*)()() 

 shows the scope of the Institute work as carried on In' the 

 Society : 



