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sented at the Cheney Farm. Mr. Willard said he was glad 

 the Society was doing something to interest the market 

 gardeners as well as the fruit growers. Fruits, vegetables 

 and flowers all go well together and each should receive its 

 share of attention from us all. 



It is a privilege and a pleasure to come to such a beau- 

 tiful town as South Manchester, where so much has been 

 done through the efforts and generosity of the Cheney 

 family to beautify and adorn both the public and private 

 grounds of the village. The results of a strong sense of 

 civic pride are to be seen on every hand, and no finer town 

 can be found anywhere in our State. 



The next speaker was A. N. Farnham of New Haven, 

 who in the course of his remarks complimented the Chen- 

 eys and the town of South Manchester, saying that these 

 magnificent results show thrift, a virtue that we should all 

 be proud of. 



Regarding the business of market gardening Mr. Farn- 

 ham said he believed there is money to be made in cultivat- 

 ing the soil, but we are all cultivating more acres than 

 is profitable. We must practice more intensive culture. Our 

 foreign-born neighbors are teaching us this lesson. The 

 thing to do is to grow more and better crops on less acres. 

 Over-production and competition in vegetables will force 

 us to adopt a change of methods if we would reap a rea- 

 sonable profit from our labors. 



Mr. T. L. Brown, the manager of the "Cheney Farm" 

 gave a short and interesting talk on varieties, showing sam- 

 ples of various vegetables and explaining the merits of im- 

 proved varieties of high quality. It is very necessary, he 

 said, to breed up our strains of seeds, many of which dete- 

 riorate rapidly. To overcome- the many plant diseases with 

 which farmers have to battle, why not breed hardy varieties 

 that will resist disease? 



Prof. A. T. Stevens of the Connecticut Agricultural 

 College made an interesting address, referring especially to 



