THE CONNECTICUT POMOLOCICAL SOCIETY. 9 



This is a question lor your serious consideration at this 

 time, and I suggest that a committee be raised to look into 

 this matter, and bring forward any changes in our present 

 by-laws, or methods of handling this membership question, 

 that will result in putting it on a stronger basis. 



We have always made a strong point of our membership — 

 believing that the life and usefulness of the organization 

 depended largely on the number of persons actually enrolled 

 and interested in carrying on the work. 



Surely it is not the time now for any lowering of our 

 standard in this respect. 



Our Finances. 



From February ist, 1905, to February ist, 1906, I have 

 received and paid over to the Treasurer : 



From membership fees $513.00 



From sales exhibition fruit 23.05 



Total $536.05 



I have drawn orders for the payment of bills to the amount 

 of $2,166.49. 



The expenditures in the different departments of work are 

 classified as follows : 



Annual meeting of 1905 $297.37 



Annual report 628.85 



Crop reporting 31. 6H 



Annual exhibition — 



Running expenses $198.42 



Premiums paid 351-75— 550.I7 



Institute work (paid out to date) 239.14 



Field meetings 46.76 



Secretary's office — 



Office expenses and supplies $105.39 



Salary on account 75-00 — 180.39 



Miscellaneous printing 81.47 



Sundry expenses 63.06 



