2 THE CONNECTICUT POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



ities of the Connecticut soil ; that's what the Pomological Soci- 

 ety is striving- to teach." 



In opening the meeting, President Eddy said : Gentlemen, 

 the time has come for calling this meeting to order ; so, if you 

 will all be seated, we will commence our proceedings. The 

 first thing on the program is, I suppose, the annual address 

 of the president. 



President's Address. 



Members and Friends of the Connecticut Pomological Society: 



In accordance with our usual custom, I respectfully submit 

 a short report of the special features of the past year's work 

 as fruit growers. I am glad to welcome so large a number of 

 enthusiastic fruit growers here to-day, and I am sure that 

 from the addresses of the different speakers, and from prompt 

 discussion of the points brought out, much that will be of 

 value to our fruit-growing interests will be learned. 



Through the office of our Secretary the Society has 

 endeavored to g-et full reports of the probable amount of the 

 diff'erent fruit crops to be marketed, and to give out this 

 information in time to be of use, We are not entirely satisfied 

 with the results, owing largely to the lack of prompt and 

 accurate response from the growers. We hope to perfect 

 our system of crop reporting, in the future, so that the reports 

 may be as nearly accurate as possible ; this is especially neces- 

 sary with the peach and apple crops. 



Last season there was every prospect of a large peach 

 crop, necessitating large shipments out of the state. 



The matter of transportation was taken up with the ofii- 

 cials of the New York, New Haven and Hartford road, who 

 met us in a very friendly way, showing a willingness to afford 

 us every facility possible, providing large numbers of shelf 

 cars, at considerable expense. Owing to the unfavorable 

 weather cutting oft' shipments so much, it is doubtful if the 

 road received any direct profit from the venture ; but I am 

 sure their efforts to serve the peach growers were appreciated. 

 The peach crop was a large one, but by reason of the bad 



