1 88 THE CONNECTICUT POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



for various reasons we were able to arrange for only two 

 summer meetings. Like the many such meetings held in the 

 past, both proved very successful and full of profit and pleas- 

 ure for all who attended. 



The first of these gatherings was held in strawberry time 

 at Hamden, June 24th. The following invitation, as sent 

 out, shows the scope of the meeting: 



THE CONNECTICUT POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY 



OPENING THE FIELD MEETING SEASON, 1905 



Has arranged for a Strawberry Field Day at Hamden Plains (near 



New Haven) Saturday, June 24, 1905. 



Messrs. Flight, Thomas Ure, and other large berry growers of 

 Hamden having kindly offered their farms and market gardens for 

 the inspection of the members of the Society and their friends, the 

 visit will be made on Saturday the 24th inst. 



This part of Hamden comprises the largest market gardening and 

 berry sections of New Haven and within a radius of a mile over 100 

 acres of strawberries are to be found. As the crop is a big one and 

 the picking just now at its height, the visit is sure to be interesting 

 and profitable to every fruit grower in the state. 



The program for the day will be as follows : Headquarters will 

 be at the Ladies' Aid Society Hall. Forenoon will be devoted to 

 looking over the nearby fields of Strawberries, Raspberries. Dew- 

 berries, and Blackberries ; also extensive market garden crops, all 

 well worth the trip to see. Dinner at 12.30 in the hall, strictly on the 

 basket lunch plan. 



After lunch, informal speaking and discussion of timely topics 

 until 2 p. m., "when teams will be ready to take visitors to the more 

 distant farms and berry fields, rounding out a day of pleasure and 

 profit. If you want to see and study the practical side of strawberry 

 growing, picking and shipping, don't miss this great opportunity. 



Members, take a few hours' recreation and attend this meeting ! 



Coming at a very busy time the attendance was not the 

 largest, but over 100 members and others were present, includ- 

 ing many ladies. 



No better section could have been chosen for a strawberry 

 meeting. Hamden, just north of and close to the big city of 

 New Haven, has long been a leading section for the produc- 

 tion of vegetables and berries. Immense fields of straw- 

 berries are to be seen on e\evy hand, the level, sandy soil 

 found here seemins: to be entirelv suited to the successful 



