ELEVENTH ANNUAL MEETING. 215 



INSTITUTE AT SHELTON. 



The Shelton Institute, on Thursday, March 21, 1901, encoun- 

 tered bad weather ; a very severe rain storm keeping many 

 visitors away, but a large enough company gathered to make the 

 meeting both interesting and profitable. The following well 

 arranged program was carried out : 



PROGRAMME. 



OPENING AT 10.30 A.M. 



Introductory S. B. Brownson, Master of Grange. 



" The Home Fruit Garden," J. H. Putnam, Litchfield. 



"The Market End of Fruit Growing," Nellis H. Sherwood, Southport. 



"Essential Points in Apple Orcharding," 



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



Jit'cess. 



AFTERNOON SESSION AT 2. 

 QUESTION BOX 



"Profitable Peach Growing," J. H. Hale, South Glastonbury. 



" Strawberries — Best Methods of Growing and Marketing," 



J. C. Eddy, Sirasbury. 

 Illustrated Talk — " The Dreaded San Jose Scale." 



Prof. W. E. Britton, Conn. Experiment Station. 



The morning session was opened at 10.45 with Vice-Presi- 

 dent Eddy in the chair. First on the programme was a talk on 

 the home fruit garden by Mr. J. H. Putnam of Litchfield. 

 This was an interesting and helpful address, full of practical 

 suggestions as to the successful cultivation of fruits for home 

 use. The speaker maintained that the secret of success con- 

 sisted in close attention to details. 



Referring to strawberry culture, Air. Putnam advised the use 

 of water for the growing crop. Hen manure is a valuable 

 fertilizer for this fruit. A list of varieties for family use should 

 include Bubach, Haverland, Parker Earle, Gandy and Marshall. 

 Among the newer sorts worth a trial are Gladstone, Nick 

 Ohmer, Glen Mary, McKinley and Sample. Mr. Putnam spoke 

 from personal experience with each of these varieties. The 

 famous Marshall berry outranks all the rest on his soil and 

 under his svstem of culture. 



