The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-06-20
The POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY
DELIGHTFUL MEETING M MIR.
PLANTS FARM.
Nearly 200 Farmers and Their Friends
Prcscn,-5, 900 Quarts OF strawberrie
Picked Oh tho Plant Farm Monday-'A
Memorable Occasion.

Memorabie Occasion,
Nearly two hundred of the leading
farmers Of the state assembled at the
beautiful rural home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Z. A. Plant in Branford yesterday ana
enjoyed the wide hospitality OF that
most pleasant host and hostess. Inc
occasion was the first field meeting OF
the season of the Connecticut Pomo-
logical society, and it was one OF the
most successful meetings ever held by
the society and that is saying great
deal, as every meeting of that society
is always a memorable occasion. These
meetings are quite unique and consist
of a gathering of the farmers from al
over the state who come with their ex-
hibits of the fruits in their season, the
result being that the exhibits include
the finest specimens of the dlIerehl
classes that can be had.
Yesterday was 'straWberry gay
among the farmers, and some OF the
berries exhibited were as large as mems
eggs. The assortment was beautllul
one to look at and, as was proved later
a most beautiful one to eat. Mr.. Pant
has a farm that is not equalled any
where in the state, and yesterday he
took great pleasure in showing the
members Of the society and their
friends over his vast estate, including
as it does hundreds Of acres. AS II
was strawberry season the most inter-
estng piece of his vast farm was I'M
doubleday the fourteen acres of land de-
voted entirely to the growing or these
berries. On this big patch were 10
pickers, all working as If their lives de-
pended on the number of quarts they
picked, the result being that ON Mon
day just 5000 quarts were picked ana
sent to Boston. This record of 1000
quarts in a day is certainly a record
which will doubtless be held by Mr.
Plant for some time to come.
After the visitors had looked over the
strawberry field they returned to the
Plant homestead, where the exhibit or
the different growers was viewed, and
everybody met everybody else ana
joined in having good time. At one
o'clock a very bountiful lunch was en-
| joyed,
The day was perfect for the meeting,
the sky being almost cloudless. MI
Plants beautiful lawn and surround
ings were handsomely set off with
| American flags and bunting, and set
| about the place were pots OF palms ana
other flowers, making the scene a very
beautiful one. Suspended between two
trees and about thirty feet from the
ground was an immense American flag
| floating in the breeze.
| The long table at which the visitors
sat for lunch was most artistically ar
ranged, the 1872 plates of strawberries,
the pretty bouquets of flowers, the pies,
cakes fruits, etc, being enough to give
person an appetite who had just got
UP from a Christmas dinner. Every
thing that could be included in bas-
ket lunch was daintily served, and it
was over half an hour before President
]. H. Norman of New Britain raped
for silence and announced that there
would be some informal speaking at
the conclusion of the luncheon and that
the speaking would take place on the
lawn.
The speeches were all short ones and
were on the good of the society. The
| society was organized in 1881 by the
peach growers of the state for the bet
| ter protection Of their interests and 10
secure Legislation to combat Injurious
| insects and diseases So the associa-
| ton was born Of necessity, fulhlling
| the old and tried principle that lin
union there Is strength" Its object is
! to bring together those interested in
| the culture of fruits, that through CO.
operation they might meet together,
| know each other better, learn new ideas
and latest methods, improve their pro-
ducts and market them in better shape;
I'secure helpful legislation, foster love
| for fruits and fruit culture among the
| people, and generally to promote the
great fruit growing industry of the
state
After nine years of active work and
| continuous growth the society now
| numbers over three hundred members.
comprising some Of the brightest men
and women in Connecticut agriculture.
| The membership Is not confined to
| nurserymen or to those who cultivate
| large areas, but the average farmer or
the man or woman who cares for but
| single tree is included and secures
equal advantages
| President Merriman acted as toast
| IildSLtT anu Cuhth tiiN iciiN"thSb
who unanimously thanked Mr.. and Mrs
Plant for the hospitality and who con-
graduated the host on having one of
the best kept and most fruitful farms
in the state: Edwin Hoyt of New Ca
naan, Professor w. E. Britton of the
Yale experiment station, N. S. Platt of
this city, A. N. Farnham of Westville.
r. N. Gilbert Of Middletown, It. S. Hop
son of Stratford, j. M. Hubbard, Sec
rotary H. c. C. Miles of Milford, Rev.
Mr.. Devitts, DIR. Gaylord and George
Plat of Milford
Mr. Miles read a letter received from
Paris recently stating that the Connec-
tcut Pathological society had carried
off the second premium Of the various
fruit exhibits at the exposition.
| The speaking was concluded about 3
| o'clock and then the announcement of
the winners of the premiums was made
| as follows;
Glass BEST case of eight quarts pre-
pared for market, e. c. Warner, first
premium.
Glass 4-Second premiums were won
by H. C. Miles and S. b. Wakeman of
| Naugatuck.
| Glass First premium "Bubacirs"
| won BY 7. c. Warner; "Lovetts", won