12 THE CONNECTICUT POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



Institute Work. 



The season of 1907 was an active one for the Society 

 along the hne of farmers' institutes, no less than 15 institutes 

 being conducted from early in the fall of 1906 and through 

 the winter and spring of 1907. While this work is largely 

 voluntary on our part, yet it has proved a wise method of 

 using a portion of our funds, for by means of the institute 

 the gospel of raising and eating more and better fruits is 

 carried to the people in all our rural towns. 



Who can estimate the far-reaching value of the many 

 helpful ideas, profitable suggestions, encouragement and gen- 

 eral uplift that has gone out from these splendid meetings? 



Since our last report institutes have been held with 

 granges in the following towns : 



Middlefield, Hebron, Higganum, East Haddam, Milford, 

 Killingly and Berlin, and all were profitable and successful 

 meetings. 



This winter, so far, no institutes have been held, owing 

 to a proposed arrangement, looking to closer co-operation 

 with the other State agricultural organizations, and the delay 

 in putting such arrangements into effect. However, plans 

 are already made to carry out a goodly number of institutes 

 before the close of the winter. 



Last year's work was done at the very low cost of $139, 

 and those of our officers and members and experiment station 

 workers who sacrificed both time and money deserve much 

 credit. 



Other Work of the Year. 



The last General Assembly was liberal to us, renewing 

 our usual appropriation of $1,500 a year. This enabled us to 

 again publish an annual report of our work. This book, com- 

 prising some 200 pages, was published and issued in the 

 spring, thus adding another volume to the file of valuable 

 reports, which show year by year the progress and develop- 

 ment of horticulture in Connecticut. Their worth as refer- 



