Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1910-02-18
State pomoIogieal Society.

Every Interest connected with farm
Ing Is now commanding attention, and
the farmer appreciates the higher I'M
poftance that Is accorded him In the
world great activities 10 work out the
| destiny and ~eil-being of mankind As
lalesdependent members of,one family.
| The state Pathological Society Is one
of the organizations In furthering one
Of the important branches OF the farm
efis calling and recently has had re-
marksbIe uplift from the Pathological
Exhibition, In Bostor, last fall Such
= display OF apples--in variety, size and
qualiiy--was never before seen. Ii led
10 discussion, 10 learn why the best
Was not the rule In New England In.
stead OF being the exception.
This manifested desire for informa.
ton. called forth testimony from The
ablest experts In growing fruit that
MAS startling To many. IL was made m
clear ~ facts could do No, that not only
could the largest and finest looking APP
pies he raised IN New England n .
faie, but Of quality superior To The
best Western apples that now dominate
the Eastern market.
The discussion bfoadened, and took
In the raising OF other Kinds of fruits
adapted To this climate, including the
liner qualil, Of peaches. Further than
that. II WAS proved, irVm practical ex-
amples, that much Of The abandoned
farm land IA Connecticut could be so
Guilty. atcd for fruit rs To yield greater
annual profit than the average lsnd-
guilty ated for either products.
Massachusetts, piofillng by the dis.
eas>ion growing cat Of The Boston ro-
molesleal Exhibition recently held. Is
sending out bands ef eSnefls through
the state, In specially built electric mo
acknowledgement 10 be colleges On
wheels, in which the experts will live
and carry with them products raised
by certain methods. 10 illustrate The
lectures they viii give Al every place
WHERE a company can te gathcted. In
this way all farming information that
Is taught In the Agricultural college
will be disseminated throughout the
state, aud In time will fevolulioaixe
farming methods In that state.
On Wednesday and Thursday, last
Wrck, the Connecticut Pathological So
eieiy held its lath annual session, The
attendance Was the largest The society
eseF had and many leading pomologisss
svFr also pFesent-msking the session
exceedingly Use ~ land Interesting The
addresses were Of high order. and
tvAtrd ON everything relating 10 POM
ology, and the reclamation OF old or
ehafis, the protection Of growing fruit
from Diseases, and The like. which =
weekly paper has no spsc~ 10 report.
Hut the character u the occasion indi-
Gated the prevailing interest In lhc Inn
f.otisnce Of the anomeni In farm
ing.
one az the speakers Mas President c.
- WIZ VI taN NktttAttdtAt y 0tfSAts
who inIimated that similar move
! ment like that Of Massachusetts MAS
AKIN 10 ee undertaken by bis Col
lege Ia cs-oEsfastan With the romoloxs
I cal -ociets, by establishing a number
q Demonstration orchards throus bout
thts state, to show the methods and
possibilities Of renovasing neglected or.
chstsss, and The hest known met hosis az
starting and caring for young orchards.
Geo. A, Drew. manager of oonyer's
large frnil farm la q frvnw Ieh, said the
sight oi a neglected farm " A. assd one,
aud s.bed, "Mili the farmers centlnue
10 neglect The orchards. and s<e fruit
grown nom s.oo 10 s.a0 miles away
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