Il8 THE CONNECTICUT POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



dairy barn at the colleg'e at the state expense. Now, then,, 

 the state will have all it can do to meet the needs which ought 

 to be given in order to further the work of experiments in 

 agriculture in this state. We need, however, in addition, the 

 aid from the National government which the Adams bill 

 aims to give. Therefore, I have prepared a resolution calling- 

 on the Senators and Representatives in Congress from Con- 

 necticut to further the interests of this Adams bill. I may 

 speak with less diffidence for this reason, that if this increase 

 comes, it will be divided^ — we will not get it all; I am speak- 

 ing for the entire experimental work in Connecticut, but the 

 Connecticut Agricultural College and Storrs Experiment sta- 

 tion will receive only half of any benefit that may come to 

 Connecticut. We have two stations in this state, one at New 

 Haven and one at Storrs. The New Haven station will get 

 half the increase, unless you go to the legislature and order 

 otlierwise. The resolution is as follows : 



JVhereas, the problems before the fruit growers were never 

 so serious, nor so imperative of solution, and 



Whereas, the agricultural experiment stations of this and 

 other states are among the most important agents for the 

 betterment of fruit growing conditions ; therefore, be it 



Resolved, by the Connecticut Pomological Society in annual 

 meeting convened, ( i ) that we unanimously favor the passage 

 of H. R. 345, introduced into Congress by the Hon. H. C. 

 Adams of Wisconsin, and (2) that our secretar\- be and is 

 hereby instructed to communicate these our sentiments to the 

 several Senators and Representatives in Congress from Con- 

 necticut, together with our respectful request that they aid 

 the passage of this bill by every means in their power. 



The resolution was seconded and adopted without a dis- 

 senting vote. 



President Eddy : We have been some time in reaching the 

 first address on the morning's program, but it is now my 

 pleasure to present to you Mr. T. L. Kinney of Vermont, a 

 man famous for the fine apples that he produces and who will 

 speak to us on the subject of the New England apple crop. 



