SErENTEENTH ANNUAL MEETING. 2g 



of insects, scale, etc.. from the Experiment Station at New 

 Haven were also on exhibition. 



The never-failing- supply of fruit at the Connecticut 

 Agricultural College filled one long table, to the credit of the 

 State and College. The apples on exhibit, packed for market, 

 called forth many complimentary remarks. 



Your committee feel that this was a remarkably good 

 showing for the season and thank the members for their hearty 

 support. 



While at Berlin, the invitation came to this Society 

 through Mr. O. S. Wood, Master of the State Grange, to 

 make an exhibit in the Capitol at Hartford, during the National 

 Grange Meeting, which was to be held in November. Many 

 of the exhibitors at Berlin donated their fruit for this pur- 

 pose, and also some to send to the Jamestown Exposition. All 

 were carefully wrapped and sent to cold storage. The exhibit 

 for Hartford was placed in the Capitol on the opening day of 

 the Grange meeting, and kept up to the close, fresh fruit being 

 added from time to time. 



There were in all over four hundred plates of fruit in 

 this exhibit. The Connecticut Agricultural College furnished 

 a fine display, including seventy-one varieties of apples. The 

 bushel boxes packed for market were of fine quality, and, we 

 think, excelled those grown by our brother grangers in Oregon. 

 A pyramid of Connecticut-grown fruits was placed in the 

 center and was admired by the throng of visitors. 



Some of this choice fruit might have served a third time 

 and be on exhibition here to-day, but, when those who had 

 the work in charge went to the Capitol to pack up the fruit, 

 they found everything had been taken ! we suppose by those 

 who are paid by the State to take good care of our Capitol 

 and all in it. (3ur successors may consequently experience 

 some difficulty in the future in collecting fruit for this kind 



of a display 



Respectfully submitted, 



L. C. ROOT, 



GEO. H. HALE, I Committee. 



A. G. GULLEY, 



