EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL MEETING. 93 



was properly preparefl the planting' was done, and our work 

 has gone on successfully 



Mv husband and I appreciate the work of this poniologi- 

 cal society : you are teaching us ; we arc going to school to 

 vou ; therefore, T could not refuse when the Toastniaster 

 asked me for a word, to pay you a tribute, and I am happ\' to 

 do so at this time. 



ToAST.M ASTER Hale : One of the societies interested in 

 the adyancement of Connecticut agriculture, and one with 

 \\hich this Society works hand in hand, is the Connecticut 

 Dairymen's Association. We have as our guest to-night the 

 president of that association, Mr. Wilson H. Lee, of New- 

 Haven. We would like to have him tell us about his associa- 

 tion, his farm, and how he makes the New Haven people pay 

 him 15 cents a (|uart for milk that is 80% water. 



]\Ir. Lee : That is a libel on honesty. Dr. Jenkins says 

 it is only 40% water. I don't know \\hy in the world the 

 Toastniaster didn't call upon one of the fifty men who asked 

 him for the privilege of speaking — I know I didn't ask him 

 for the honor. But T am pleased to say a few words to you. 

 Like many others here, this is the first banquet of the kind I 

 have ever attended. The fruit display is very attractive. 

 Like the Doctor, at my right, and others present who attend 

 other banquets where onlv men are present, it seems so nice 

 to see the ladies here. This gathering shows that the mem- 

 bers of the Society are ]M'osperous and successful ; the wives 

 are interested in the business. We may be sure when our 

 wives and daughters are interested in a work that it will surely 

 succeed. A woman wlm knows how to handle the pocketbook 

 will make the fortune (^f any man who is thrifty and honest. 

 I am glad to see so many ladies here to-night. 



T have a great interest in the farmers of this State, be 

 they dairymen, fruit growers, poultry raisers, market garden- 

 ers or whatever particular branch they follow, and I feel that 

 everyone who is interested in any of the various lines of agri- 

 culture should feel the ver\- same interest in every other line. 



