SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL MEETING. 199 



The Society's tenth annual Fall exhibition, for which the 

 above list of prizes was offered, was held in connection with 

 the fair of the Berlin Agricultural Society, September 24-27, 

 1907. As usual, invitations were received from a number of 

 fairs in the State. On account of the unfavorable outlook for 

 fruit in 1907 it was at first feared that the exhibition would 

 have to be given up, but at the very urgent request of the Ber- 

 lin fair managers, it was finally decided to hold the show and 

 accept Berlin's oft'er. When the time for the exhibition ar- 

 rived conditions iiad so much improved, especially in the case 

 of the apple crop, that resuhs fully justified carrying out the 

 exhibit according to our customary plans. Everyone con- 

 cerned was agreeably surprised at the splendid collection of 

 fruit that was brought together, as it was not thought possible 

 that so much perfect fruit could be found in the State in such 

 a decidedly "oft" year." Even peaches, wdiich were the light- 

 est crop in many years, were shown in fairly large amourt 

 and splendid condition. 



The show was well supported by our older exhibitors, 

 while many new growers joined the ranks and won their share 

 of the prizes. 



Owing to rainy weather early in the week the Berhn Fair 

 continued through five days, so that our exhibition w^as vis- 

 ited by more people than ever before and we believe was thor- 

 oughlv appreciated and worthy the high praise heard on every 

 hand. 



It is evident that no other branch of the Society's work 

 is productive of more benefit to the State than are these an- 

 nual fruit exhibitions. They benefit not only the growers, but 

 educate the consuming public to know what good fruit reall>- 

 is, and, best of all. they demonstrate most clearly what the, 

 soil of Connecticut is capable of producing in the line of t' c 

 choicest fruit products. 



The report of the Committee on Exhibits gives the de- 

 tails of the exhibition so fully that it is unnecessary to devote 

 further space to it here. 



Suffice it to say that the 1907 exhibition proved as suc- 

 cessful as any of its predecessors. Most of the judging was 



