Morning journal and courier., 1893-03-17
CONNECTICUT PomoLoGIsrs.

1ON4VAOUA01Ss Be The Annual Winter Meeting of the Connecticut Pomological Society," Many Interesting Papers on Fruit. Raising.
 The annual winter meeting of the Con necticut Genealogical society. which was organized two years ago for the benefit of the fruit-raisers of the state, was held at Elks' hall yesterday morning and after noon. $
 The morning session was called to order at 10:30 by President J. B. Smith of New Britain. About fifty of the principal pomologists and men interested in the sub jsct were present, including James Burr of Monroe, J. H. Hale of South Glaeton- bury, N. 8. Platt of Cheshire, A. J. Coe of Meriden, Professor B. F. Rooms of Ssorrs, Professor A. B. Peeblees of the agricultural experiment. station, Albert E. Platt of Branford, John R. Barnes of Westchester and O. I. Allen of Terryville.
 Secretary G. s. Smith of Cromwell called the roll, to which the members responded.
 MT. James Burr of Monroe read the first paper of the meeting on Strawberries, Best Means of Culture and Best Varieties. MT. Burr is the largest raiser of straw berries in the state and was we'll acquaint- ed with his subject. His farm at Monroe produced over seventy five bushels of strawberries per day during the past sea- son. He has made special study of grow ing the plants and he gave some very valu- able information on that subject. He said that any land which produced winter grain well could be relied on to grow strawberries.
 In regard to the best mode of planting the vines, the speaker said that he had tried carefully hill culture and planting in narrow and matted rows. and while the hill planted vine gave the largest and finest fruit, he had found the matted rows | would make the greateat return as to the best species.
 He also said that he found the Burbach and Hsviland varieties very valuable. After he had finished H. E. Plant of Branford, Henry Warner of North Haven, A. J. Coe of Meriden, and J. H Hale of Glastonbury offered interesting sug. gestions on the subject
 The second paper was 'Raspberries and l Blsckberrles," but as no one had been selected to read it, the secretary, G B. Butler of Cromwell, gave the result of his study of the subject. He explained the best varieties and the most profitable way of planting and cultivating the bushes.
 J. H. Hale of Glastonbury then read A paper on "Currants: How to Grow and Market Them" In his address he said that 80 per cent. of the entrants used in this state were grown without the state. He also said that there was an abundance of land in the state which, if set out with enough bushes 30 that they could bs culti. vated with horse power, would yield fruit 1 of an average price of five cents per quart and that they could be sold at wholesale | prices for ten or twelve cents quart. The Victoria variety and those which are related to it, which will keep long time, are considered to ba the most profitable, and Fay's Prolific was said to be mosl profitable variety 1t successfully grown. assembled at 1:30 when N. s. Piatt ot Cheshire read paper on "The Goose berry, Varieties, Culture and Uses." He said that the Gooseberry was not as yet 6 particularly popular berry in this state It is not g very hardy berry, and people soon became discouraged in raising 1t. Il was very apt to be attacked by grubs and insects. It is 8 very profitable berry how ever, if 1t can be successfully cultivated.
 N. J. Coe of Meriden followed with valuable paper on "Grapes in Connect | out. The culture or grapes IS raplQly growing in the state. While it was onl, until recent years that Connecticut peopl' thought they could raise grapes to any ad
 vantage at all. As new and hardier varis ties have been invented the fruit raiser
 have found that there wes come money 1T
 them. The "Nisgars" has recently bs
 come quite popular variety, while th
 bella" and ''Catawabas" are still the olt stand byes.
 Professor B. G. Rooms of Storrs Agri cultural school then read paper on "Th Insect Enemies of Fruit Growers" |" in whicl
 he brought out some very interesting
 points. -+
 Professor A. B. Peebles then read paper on "What can be Done by the Ez pertinent Stations for Pomology." B said that by cultivating and grating, ne1
 be obtained, which would after wards be c
 considerable value. By andy zing th
 earth from the different parts of the stat
 they could inform the fruit rsisers wha kind of fruit could be the best grown O
 that kind of soil.
 Each of the papers were discussed nor
 or less by the members present, afte
 which the meeting adjourned.
 Formerly of the Second Church, Fai Haven.
 A Newburyport, Mass, dispatch sayi The Presbyterian church has voted unani
 mously to extend call to Rev. Dr. H. (
 Hovey of Bridgeport, Conn.