Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-17

No. 6. Patrons of Husbandry, held a laregly attended meeting here on We'd nesday, with morning and afternoon
 sessions, in Pythian hall The morning session opened at 10 o'clock for gen. eral business, with Worthy Master Ev-
 erett P. Barnes presiding and about
 150 in attendance. Clerk O. l.. Fultz kept the minutes. The usual reports
 of the seer etary and treasurer were
 presented and accepted. showing the
 grange to be in a satisfactory condi- tion, with a membership of about 30S.
 The following eight new members
 were added to the roll at this meeting: Miss Laura P. Young, H. w. Dawley, Miss F. c. Terry, Harriet F. Young, Ransom H. Young, John E. Tanning, Nellie J. Skinner and Mary E. Jewett. Practically all of the thirteen granges of the county were representa- in those attending the meeting. and in addition to the business the social intercourse enjoyed made the sessions among the most successful that the Pomona has held.
 At noon a nice dinner was well serv- ed by the woman's work committee of Norwich grange, consisting of Mrs. Jonathan Lester. Mrs. Fred G. Bliss and Mrs. Edward Cook. Those assist ing were Mrs. Charles S. Peckham, Mrs. Charles C. Caullxins, Mrs. Jacob AdlIuD. 0lTS. JdIIltS IAinS iRiAoo Mildred Sholes, Amos Wheeler, Clar- ence Sholes, Miss Fannie Lester, Mrs. Abner A. Robinson, Elmore 10. Berry and John Casey.
 Afternoon Session.
 The afternoon session was open to the friends of the members and was largely attended. with programme of interest to each one. Worthy Mas ter Barnes called 1t to order a few minutes after o'clock, and after a vote of thanks for the entertainment had been passed to Norwich grange, he turned the meeting over to Worthy Lecturer c. Warren Davis who con- ducted the programme, introducing the speakers with humorous allusions. A bass solo. Asleep in the Deep, by Fred erick W. Burton of Ledyard grange, opened the programme, and was fol- lowed by an address upon Connecticut as Fruit Growing State by Hon. J. H. Hale of Glastonbury grange. He delighted his hearers as he spoke along the same lines on which he had ad- dressed the Norwich board of trade the evening before, showing that success full fruit growing in Connecticut was merely a question of putting business and brains into it, instead of stupid ity and the farming don't pay whine. It was up to the young men to study the markets. the soils, and methods of cultivation, and avail themselves of ex- perimental stations. agricultural col- lges, the government bulletins and oth- CT information, so that the abandoned farms might be reclaimed through the use of horticultural brains. He was loudly applauded.
 Mrs Grace H. Wheeler, Stonington grange, followed with the recitation, Masonry Revealed. which was well giv- en, and then Worthy Master Lucian O. Allen of Mystic grange showed the present condition of the order by read ing from the national worthy masters address and from some state reports. These showed that the order was in a better condition than at any time since it had been established and in the last year had made larger net gain in membership than at any time since 1878. There had been a gain of over $4,000 in finances, with one or two states not heard from yet. The three great needs of the farmers were stat ed to be more effective cooperation, 8 new kind of school which shall teach outdoor life fitting it's pupils for farm life and not only city life, and better means of communication, including bettre roads and a parcels post. The grange is opposed to ship subsidy, is not satisfied with the Payne tariff bill, is opposed to a great central bank, favors the direct election of United States senators. and also stronger laws affecting Oleomargerine. These are all matters upon which the grangers are urged to exert their influence in po- litical way.
 Culture of Prize Winning Apples.
 Culture. to Date, of Prize Winning Apples was the topic discussed in a very Illuminating way by Everett E. Brown of Wolf Den grange and worthy past master of Quinebaug Pomona. He had an exhibit of his handsome prize winning apples which took premiums recently at Boston, at the New Eng land fruit show. MT. Brown said his apples had been grown in two or chards. where the trees were from 40 to 75 ycars old They were orchards that he reclaimed by cultivating for three years. moving the orchard, but leaving the grass for mulch heading back the trees and spraying and prun- ing A number of the helpful points in Mir. Browns talk were brought out by the questions asked him. He said the time to pruDe was the time in the winter months when it was comfortable to be out in the tree. Spraying must be done thoroughly three times a year. It adds greatly to the keeping quality 
 with an arsenical mixture for the worms should be used. Spray first with the fungicide just as the buds are open, then again just as soon as the petals drop, and again in about ten days or two weeks. Never spray when the blossoms are open. In pruning, make clean joint and don't leave stubs. If there are holes in a tree they can be filled with cement. He told the hot fhorn of the best kind of apple orchard land around Norwich, and he advised the following kinds to be set out: Fall Pip pins. Northern Spy Macintosh Reds and Baldwins, but the selection would all depend on the market
 Demonstration by C. S. Peckham.
 Lecturer Davis commended the handsome fruit shown by Mir. Brown, which beat anything that he had ever seen grown in New London county. He introduced as the next speaSe-, Charles s. Peckham, secretary of the Norwich grange. for demonstration of How to Pick Apples. MT. Peckhan demonstrated by a number of samples from barrels received by the Allen Beeman company how the Maine packers were paying no regard to the Maine state law regarding the grading of apples One lot of samples was from barrel graded "extra fancy Maine baldwins" Apples of 3-inch di- ameter are called fancy those of 2 1-2 inch are No. 1, but this sample lot contained not a single apple of fancy grade. only one of the No. 1 size and the rest dwindled down 10 cider apples. He also had a. number of other samples, russets and baldwins, which made ludicrous showing be- side Mir. Browns prize fruit. There