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apples only. Hogs in the orchard may solve the problem of 

 cultivation on some rough lands. For varieties, plant the stand- 

 ard kinds of winter fruit and use such varieties as Duchess, 

 Wagener and that class as "fillers," to be removed later when 

 the trees begin to crowd. Fall apples often pay well; Sutton 

 Beauty is a profitable apple, but will overbear unless properly 

 headed back. Ben Davis and Northern Spy may serve as stocks 

 upon which to graft weaker growing kinds of superior quality. 



Spraying to secure perfect foliage will give apples of higher 

 color. 



Apples should be picked before October loth, said the pro- 

 fessor, but others contended that fruit picked later will show 

 more color. 



Mr. E. M. Ives, the well known grower of fancy apples, was 

 present and showed a choice lot of nicely colored apples. When 

 called upon he gave a short talk on the little details that enter 

 into the growing of a good crop of fruit. 



This closed the program, and after passing a vote of thanks 

 to the Grange, one of the most successful institutes ever held 

 by the Society was brought to a close. 



INSTITUTE AT LITCHFIELD 



March iQ, igoi. 



PROGRAMME 



OPENING AT 10.30 A. M. 



Address of Welcome F. L. Tharp, Master of Grange. 



"The Spraying of Fruit Trees" 



Dr. W. C. Sturgis, Conn. Experiment Station, New Haven. 



"The Apple as a Money Crop" Edwin Hoyt, New Canaan. 



Question Box. 



Recess 



Lunch at Grange Hall 



AFTERNOON SESSION AT I.3O. 



Music. 



"Plum Culture in Connecticut" Geo. S. Butler, Cromwell. 



"Some Opportunities Connecticut Farmers Should Realize" 



Pres't N. S. Piatt. 

 "The Home Fruit Garden" J. H. Hale, South Glastonbury, 



