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The Secretary then proceeded to cast the ballot and the 

 following list of Officers of the Society was declared duly 

 elected for the ensuing- year : 



President — Charles L. Gold, of West Cornwall. 



J ^ice-President — E. Rogers, of Southington. 



Secretary— U. C. C. Miles, of Milford. 



Treasurer — Orrin Gilbert, of Middletown. 



County Vice-Presidents. 

 Hartford County — L. C. Root, Farmington. 

 Neiif Haven County — Norman S. Platt, New Haven. 

 Fairfield County — ^Geo. A. Drew, Greenwich. 

 Litchfield County — Charles S. Phelps, Canaan. 

 Middlesex County — Walter Fawthrop, Crornwell. 

 Windham County — F. J. Taber, South Windham. 

 Nezu London County — E. Haley, Mystic. 

 Tolland County — John R. Houston, Mansfield. 



Report of Special Committee on Fruit Exhibit. 



The Special Committee appointed at an earlier session 

 to judge the exhibit of fruit at this meeting presented the 

 following report through Mr. Wilfrid Wheeler: 



Considering the past years when fruit conditions were 

 more or less abnormal, the exhibit of fruit is very creditable, 

 particularly in the color of the same, which is far above the 

 average. 



The Baldwins, Ben Davis, Peck's Pleasant and Wagener 

 are especially good. The dry season of the past year is 

 largely responsible for this high color, as no sooty fungus 

 was noticed. 



The exhibit of apples from the Connecticut Agricultural 

 College is exceptionally good and is one of the best educa- 

 tional features of the meeting. 



Only two packages of apples were shown. One of fancy 

 Baldwins in one-half bushel basket for nearby home market; 



