ELEJ'EXTH AXXUAL MEETING. 191 



INSTITUTE AT HA^IBURG. 



One of the pleasantest as well as most profitable institutes of 

 the winter was that of the Society with Lyme Grange at Ham- 

 burg, March 15, 1901. 



PROGRAMME 



OI'ENIN(; AT 10.30 A. M. 



Address of Welcome H. B. Sisson. 



" The Outlook for Profitable Fruit Culture in Connecticut" 



Pres't N. S. Piatt. 

 " Some Insect Pests of Orchard and Garden". .Prof. \V. E. Britton, 



Conn. Experiment Station, New Haven. 

 Question Box. 



Recess 



Dinner served by the Grange 



AFTERNOON SESSION AT I.30 



" Fruits for Connecticut Farmers" Geo. S. Butler, Cromwell. 



" Important Points for Connecticut Orchardists " 



Prof. A. G. Gulley, Conn. Agricultural College. 

 " Experiences of a successful Apple Grower" E. M. Ives, Meriden. 



The village of Hamburg, a portion of the quaint old town 

 of Lyme, is nestled prettily among the rough hills that stretch 

 back from the winding Connecticut River. Its broad farms, 

 adapted to grazing and the raising of cattle and sheep, which 

 products have for generations been its chief pride, are now 

 gradually being devoted to general staple crops as well as con- 

 siderable fruit growing. These rough pasture lands invite the 

 planting of extensive apple orchards and a new interest in such 

 crops is showing itself; hence a hearty welcome was accorded 

 the State Pomological Society on the occasion of the first fruit 

 growers institute held in Xew London County. 



The meeting opened soon after ii o'clock with President 

 N. S. Piatt presiding. 



An address of welcome from Mr. H. B. Sisson only empha- 

 sized the feeling of hospitality already so much in evidence. 

 The Secretary of the Society responded on behalf of the visitors 

 and took the occasion to sketch briefly the history and work of 

 the orsianization. 



