ELEVENTH ANNUAL MEETING. 5 



invested in fruit crops, which is increasing every year, and the 

 growing demand among consumers of fruit for the best in kind 

 and quahty — all these things are reflected in the growth and 

 importance of the organization representing this industry, now 

 recognized everywhere as the Connecticut Pomological Society. 



Or to put it another way, and this is probably the correct one. 

 Through the efforts of this Society, beginning in 1891, in secur- 

 ing protection to the peach growers from "yellows," and con- 

 tinuing year by year in educating its members, in disseminating 

 useful information, in securing protecting legislation, in short, by 

 advancing the "science and art of pomology^" by every means at 

 its command — by all this effort the fruit-growing interests of 

 Connecticut have been largely developed and the people of the 

 State stimulated to a greater appreciation of fine fruits. But 

 whatever point of view you take, these two facts stand out — the 

 rapid development of fruit culture in our State and the steady 

 growth and prosperity of our Society. 



The past year has been the most successful in the history of 

 the Society. 



The interest of all our members has been held, more new 

 names added to the roll, our meetings have been better attended 

 and our efforts extended over a wider area. 



The Menihcrship. From February i, 1901 to February i, 

 1902, we have received 94 new members; 4 have withdrawn 

 and 4 deceased ; total number of names on our list is now 398. 

 We have 368 members in good standing. 



Although the gain for the year is encouraging, yet it is not 

 as large a showing numerically as I hoped we should be able 

 to make at this time. 



The excellent work of our Committee on Alembership, headed 

 by Mr. Gilbert, has resulted in securing a list of over 900 names 

 of farmers and others interested in pomolog}' and should lead 

 to a rapid gain in numbers and influence. 



Our plan has been to obtain a large mailing list of reliable 

 names in every town in the State and thus extend the circulation 

 of our programs and other publications. 



This Society ought to have at least 500 members within the 

 next year, and we can accomplish this readily, if each member 

 will back up the work of our committee and take it upon him- 

 self to speak a good word for the Society at every hand. 



