22 THE CONNECTICUT POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



I should fail of my duty if I did not speak of the exhibit 

 of our Connecticut Agricultural College, which completely 

 filled one of the long tables with choice fruit and novelties, 

 showing what strange freaks may be brought about by bud- 

 ding and grafting. 



I can truthfully say we were proud of our exhibit. 



The number of plates exhibited in the various classes was 

 as follows : 



Pears — Collections, 12; single plates, 118. Total plates, 160. 



Apples — Collections, 9; single plates, 279. Total, 357. 



General collections of fruits, 85 plates. 



Peaches — Collections, 6, 12 plates ; single plates, 63. Total, 75. 



Peaches — Baskets, 6. 



Quinces — Single plates, 10. 



Grapes — Collections, 52; single plates, 85. Total, 141. 



Plums — Single plates, 32. 



College collection — Miscellaneous, 201 plates. 



Nuts — Collection, 40 plates. 



Total plates, on exhibition, 1,101. 

 Canned Fruits, Pickles and Jellies — Collections and single cans, 194. 

 Cranberries — Four pails. 

 Fruit Pieces — Two. 



Report of the Committee on Markets and Transpor- 

 tation. 



Mr. J. N. Barnes : The committee on markets and trans- 

 portation would report that their principal work had to do with 

 making arrang-ements ealy in July of last year for the handling 

 of the prospective peach crop by arranging with the officials of 

 the N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. Co. for cars and for moving same. 

 After some preliminary work of estimating the size of the peach 

 crop through the Society's Secretary, Mr. Miles, a date was 

 arranged with the traffic officials of the railroad company for 

 a meeting of all the parties interested in the shipping of 

 peaches. At the time arranged for, nearly all the peach 

 growers of the state, interested as probable shippers, were 

 present, and again an estimate was made of the probable yield 

 of peaches from each town or shipping point. 



