ELEJ'ENTH ANNUAL MEETING. loi 



jNIr. Innis: In order to determine that I will make a motion 

 that the President appoint such a committee. 



Motion seconded. 



The Preside.xt: The question is called for on the passage 

 of this motion of Air. Innis, to have the President appoint a 

 nominating" committee. Those who are in favor of this motion 

 will manifest it by saying "Aye." I will call for those who are 

 opposed. It seems to be a unanimous vote, and the motion 

 is carried. 



I think perhaps we had better take up now some of these 

 special questions on the programme. We will call for the 

 second question on the list: "What have we learned about 

 Peach Growing and Selling in 1901 ?" I understand that that 

 special question was assigned to Mr. J. Norris Barnes of Yales- 

 ville. I presume he has something for us, and if so we will be 

 pleased to hear from him. 



Mr. Barxes: Mr. President and Gentlemen — In considering 

 special question number 2, wdiich has just been referred to by 

 our President, the latter part of same has been given a promi- 

 nent part, for it has seemed especially desirable that at this 

 time, when so manv of common interest are brought together, 

 consideration should be given to certain facts that were emphat- 

 ically brought to our attention during the season of 190 1. 



It will have to be admitted, to start with, that the numerous 

 damp, sunless days, as well as heavy rains, presented adverse 

 conditions to the full and proper development of the fruit crop 

 that few preceding crops have had to contend with, and wdiich 

 it is encouraging to believe mav not again soon repeat them- 

 selves in so marked a degree. Possibly some of us, in fact 

 many of us, may feel more or less dissatisfied with some features 

 of the work required to handle the 1901 crop of fruit — either 

 as to the labor in handling, packing, transportation, packages 

 for the fruit, or the markets, and not the least of these, the 

 wastes of the orchard, and all of which may well l)e considered 

 from an economical standpoint in perfecting plans for future 

 use. 



I wish to refer, if you please, for a moment, to my own town. 

 A\'allingford, for a statement of conditions that existed in one 

 of the large and growing centers of peach production in Con- 

 necticut, season of T()0I. and some items of which may l>e of 

 interest and value to others. It is estimated that one hundred 



