8 THE CONNECTICUT POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



not being planted with the apple, when the outlook for profit- 

 able returns is so promising? 



Of course, we still have with us the San Jose scale — and 

 the pest is surely more widely spread over our State now, 

 than one year ago, and according to some of our peach men 

 we are about to witness another outbreak of the "yellows," 

 but if it is true that "difficulties are but opportunities to test 

 our abilities," then we should have the faith to hold on. and 

 the ability to take advantage of every help offered us in our 

 fight against these enemies of the orchard and fruit garden. 



What line of business is offered the young man to-day 

 that will bring greater returns, in pleasure, health, refinement 

 and profit than that of fruit culture? 



But, as to the details of the Society's work for the past 

 year, which I suppose should be the aim of this report, first 



Our Membership. 



At our meeting one year ago the record showed 510 paid- 

 up members. From Feb. 1, 1907, to Feb. 1, 1908, we have 

 added ioq new members, and the grand total of names on the 

 roll during the past year was 632 ; 5 members have died during 

 the year, viz.: Roswell A. Moore of Berlin, Benj. F. Colby of 

 Kensington, W. A. Warren of Rockville, Frederick Ellsworth 

 of Hartford, and Cyrus H. Blair of Newington ; and applying 

 our new membership rule, which strikes from the list all those 

 who fail to renew before the close of the current year, we 

 must deduct 106 names, thus making the total paid-up 

 membership to date, 521. We have 5 enrolled as life mem- 

 bers. 



Comparing this record with that of previous years, we 

 find that our membership has kept up to about the same figure 

 for several years in succession. Without a doubt we have a 

 good big membership for a State the size of Connecticut, but 

 I don't believe the limit has been reached yet. At least, we 

 should not let up in our efforts to add to our numbers. 



