THE CONNECTICUT POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY 



Meetings. 



Besides the annual meeting last February the Society has 

 held during the year three summer field meetings, the annual 

 fall meeting and fruit exhibition in September and six insti- 

 tutes during the winter of 1908, and up to the present time. 

 All of these gatherings were remarkably well attended and 

 productive of much pleasure and profit. 



The season of 1908 was marked by three very successful 

 field days. On June 25, the Society arranged a meeting at 

 Wallingford, especially in the interests of the peach growers 

 of the State. The outlook for the season's peach crop was 

 discussed and plans arranged for making an estimate of the 

 size of the crop and the issuing of a Crop Report. Later in 

 the day the meeting adjourned to the orchards and nurseries 

 of the Barnes Brothers, where an interesting and profitable 

 afternoon was spent. 



At Middlefield, August 4, we held one of the biggest and 

 most enthusiastic field days ever held in Connecticut or New 

 England. This was at the splendid farm of Mr. Charles E. 

 Lyman. Between 500 and 600 enjoyed Mr. Lyman's hospital- 

 ity, saw his extensive orchards with their promising crop of 

 peaches, his apple orchards, magnificent grass lands and corn 

 fields, enjoyed and profited by the addresses of notable speak- 

 ers, met the representatives of the railroads and the fruit buy- 

 ers from many large markets. Truly this was a day well 

 spent and long to be remembered. Our thanks are due to Mr. 

 Lyman for his part in making the occasion so great a success. 



On August 19 the Society was invited by Mr. Seth Les- 

 lie Cheney to visit his fine farm in South ^lanchester. and 

 those of us especially interested in market gardening and 

 small fruits had the privilege of seeing a well-managed farm 

 devoted to these crops. ]\Ir. Cheney proved a splendid host, 

 entertaining us at the Town Hall, and providing many pleas- 

 ant features. The visit to beautiful South ^Manchester was of 

 itself a rare treat, and the afternoon's program of practical 



