Norwich bulletin., 1910-09-23
FRUIT GROWING STATE.
Pathological Society Bulletin Puts Con-
necticut Among the Best in Quality
of Products

The Connecticut Pathological society,
through the secretary of its publicity
committee, c. l.. Gold, OF Cornwell has
begun systematic campaign to awak-
en- Connecticut's farmers and fruit
growers to the advantages of this as a
fruit growing state. A bulletin re-
Gently issued says:
The fact that Connecticut possesses
superior advantages as fruit growing
state and that the products of it's or
chards and farms are second to none
In quality, appearance and market val
ne was never SO forcibly demonstrated
as at the New England fruit show held
in Boston in October last where all
the six New England states We're rep
resented in the keenest competition.
Connecticut won over all her sister
states.
While one of the smallest states and
covering but one degree of latitude
owing to the great diversity of soil
and varying elevations from the sea
level. along the whole southern border
to 900 and loo feet in SECTIONS in
Tolland county and / 200 and 1900 in
portions in Litchfield county, Connec-
ticut is adapted to as wide a range of
horticultural productions as any state
outside of the semi-tropic fruit belt,
and her apples have all the flavor the
apples of the Pacific coast lack.
The season of many of the quick
maturing species and varieties of
fruits, flowers and vegetables is often
entirely over on the light soil in the
Connecticut valley and along the sound
shore when like species and varieties
are just beginning to rfpan on the
cooler moist soils of the hills of Toll
land and Litchtield counties.
Strawberries and green peas from
East Hartford and Glastonbury supply
the Hartford market, while on the Boil
ton hills, only twelve miles away the
blooming vines give promise of the
crop that is to come after the valley
season is entirely over so that home
grown Strawberries are usually to be
had in Hartford market for a period
Of six or seven weeks.
The sound shore, Housatonic valley
and Litchfield hills supply New Haven.
Bridgeport and other cities of the state
through equally long seasons. Lying
between New York and Boston, and
Within tweuty-fouT hours by rail of
more than 10000. 900 of the wealtiliest
average Of any people in the world no
state in the union is as Well situated
as Connecticut to profitably grow and
sell high grade horticultural products
steam and electric lines are more
abundant and service more frequent
than in any other like territory, while
water transportation all along the
southern border and up the Connect
cut and Thames rivers furnishes ship
ping facilities unequalled by anv frnit
growing territory.
The bulletin further sets forth the
facilities for growing small fruits the
marketing value of excellent highways
throughout the state and the fact that
superb vineyards started by newcomers
from foreign lands produce grapes in
enormous quantities and of first quail
~. Seven tons from a single acre of
Concords is not an infrequent yield
The state is now producing more
peaches than Delaware and more than
any other state in the union except
Georgia. yet it is said not one acre in
hundred suitable for peaches has
been planted.