SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL MEEilNC. 127 



An important matter was spoken of in ycsterdax's meet- 

 ing- — that it is desirable that this Association make some 

 arrangement wliereby there may be made a collection of sta- 

 tistics of the fruit products in the State, to be distributed 

 generally. This appeals to me as a desirable thing and I hope 

 we may take hold of it. 



Secretary INIiles: I have thought of this matter for 

 some tiiuc and believe we ought to take hold of it and i)re- 

 pare such a fruit crop report in a more complete manner. 



I offer a motion, that the Executive committee with the 

 committee on markets and transportation l>e directed to devise 

 a plan for annual crop reporting and collection of fruit crop 

 statistics and put the same in operation for the benefit of the 

 members of our Society, and also that if in the judgment of 

 these committees it is deemed wise, to make a census of the 

 fruit industr\- in Connecticut. 



Motion seconded and upon vote was passed. 



Some time was then occupied in the discussion of ques- 

 tions on the program list, as follows : 



Discussion of Questiox List. 



Question No. 27: 'A\'ill si)raying with the miscible oils 

 prevent peach leaf curl ?'' 



IMr. Hopkins: We have never sprayed our peach trees 

 much, we have put on lime and sulphur only. 



Prof. Hedrick : I can answer from experience that the 

 miscible oils unll not, in general, but I think it is claimed that 

 Scalecide has some fungicidal properties that touch it. 



Question No. 15: "Can anyone estimate the money loss 

 to Connecticut caused by repeal of the peach yellows law ? 



AIr. Fexn : I was one of the deputies under that law . ll 

 may have been of some benefit. It was a matter of education 

 and it did educate a lot of people. In regard to the yellows 

 and little peach, I question whether the law would have been 

 of much benefit at the present time had it remained in force. 



Prof. Gi'LLEv : The benefit derived from that law was 



