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tary to send out report blanks to all growers in the State with 

 a view to securing accurate figures on the peach crop, and 

 that this information be made available for the railroads and 

 the fruit buyers in nearby markets. 



The business meeting then adjourned, and after a basket 

 lunch, carriages were taken for a visit to the Barnes Bros, 

 nurseries and orchards at Yalesville, a short distance away. 



All spent a very profitable afternoon in looking over this 

 extensive establishment, with its many acres of growing nur- 

 sery stock, including several millions of young peach trees. 



The orchards include dwarf apples (a new venture m 

 Connecticut), a large block of cherries, also pears, and most 

 extensive of all, the 50,000 peach trees, 25,000 of which were 

 in bearing. Most of these trees were looking well and carry- 

 ing a splenclid crop of fruit. Some of the peach trees, how- 

 ever, wrere in a less vigorous condition, and this will cut down 

 the total yield. Winter injury and the yellows were generally 

 thought to be responsible for the trees showing signs of weak- 

 ness. 



The visitors were unanimous in their praise of the work 

 of the Messrs. Barnes, whose energy and enterprise in fruit 

 growing is known far and wide. A hearty vote of thanks was 

 tendered the firm, and also tlie other Wallingford friends who 

 did so much to make the day's outing a success. 



Peach Field Meeting at Middlefield, August 4, 1908. 



As a fitting tribute to the extensive peach growing indus- 

 try of our State and the splendid crop promised for this sea- 

 son, a "Peach Field Day" was arranged for at Mr. C. E. Ly- 

 man's big farm in Middlefield. 



The invitations read as follows: 



Mr. Chas. E. Lyman cordially invites the members and friends of 

 THE CONNECTICUT POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY 

 To Visit 

 "The Lyman Farm" at Middlefield, 

 Tuesday, August 4. 

 Peach growing being the leading feature on this well-known farm, 

 it is planned to make this occasion 



