Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-24
POMONA CHANGES
From Three Counties Hold United Meeting in WiIiimantic-Practic Addresses Heard.

The combined meeting of the Windham and Holland counties was held in this city at A. B. S. hall Thurs day Outside of the meeting of the state grange in this city twenty-one years ago, there has never been so large and enthusiastic gathering of Patrons of Husbandry here before The grange. was opened at 10 o'clock by the officials of Quinebaug (Wind- ham county) grange in the Pomona degree, but as there was. no business matters that required action in the nfth degree, the meeting was at once opened in the fourth degree. The Quinebaug Pomona officials, after about an hour, relinquisfled the official chairs to the officials of the New London county Pomona, who conducted the exercises until the noon recess, and Tn the afternoon the officers of East Central Pomona (Tolland county had charge of the meeting.
 The programme was changed in some respects from the printed ones. Congressman Higgins was scheduled
 .o glxe a snort talk on the proposed parcels post law, but at the last mo- ment he was compelled to send his regrets.
 Morning Session.
 The morning session opened with violin solo by Arthur B. Roberts of Little River grange of Hampton. He was followed by a talk by Rev. w E. Lanpnear of Echo grange, Mansfield center. Mr.. Lanphear being taken rom the bottom of the afterT1oon list on account of the temporary absence of MT. Brown, who was down for the opening address.
 MT. Lanphear said that there was a tlnas when he believed that there was no organization but the church that could work for the moral and spiritual upllItlng of the people. but although he nad been a member Of the grange but a very. short time he had come to the concluslon that the grange was most along these lines. His address was greatly enjoyed.
 Renovation of Old Orchards.
 The address of Everett E. Brown of Wolf Den grange, Pcfnfret. was of special interest. His topic was The Renovation of OidsApple Orchards, and as he is an expert along those lines, having had 2 practical experience in the renovation of two or three old or chards in his town, his address was l1Srened to with as much interest as any other of the meeting.
 He said that fruit had now become Q necessity instead of a luxury. IS for. merly, and that now apples had come to be an everyday article of food, and With apples selling, as the best grades ara now, from s5 to S7 a barrel there IS no more profitables crop that a farmer can raise.
 MT Brown said that when he came to Pomfret to engage in the fruit bust ness he was placed in charge of two old apple orchards. One was something like fifty years old and the other was said to have withstoed the storms of a | Both orchards bore fair crops or cider apples and that was about all 1 lie started Inv qiRiri4y cultivation for three years and in the l meantime hescut out all the dead wood. Then followed by cutting out all the ] unnecessary limbs and got the trees l shaped up so that with the new growth 1 the trees were shapely and vigorous. 1 spraying was of course followed sys- | and the result is that both 1 are now bearing the finest 1 kind of fruit.
 Mr- Brown exhibited number of l specimens of standard apples which 1 were certainly as fine looking fruit as i any that come from the new western l apple country.
 He explained that it was possible to 1 gut off the entire top Of an apple tree | md grow a new top nearer the sround | md thus obtain economy in gatherinr md at the same time get results very [ nucn quicker than by planting a new orchard.
 Afternoon Programme.
 The programme of the afternoon was ,arried out as published with the ex- 'eption that an address was delivered y J. H. Hale of Glastonbury. who poke in place of Congressman Hig- gins, who was unable to be in attend Lnee.
 Among Those Present.
 Among those in attendance at the essiof1s of the grange were: MT. and drs. Charles A. Wheeler of Storrs. Charles M. Gardner of Westf1eId, Mass. !. HI. Hale of South Glastonbury. Mr' md Mrs. W. B. Sprasue of Andoyer. Edgar A. Granham of East Windsor Iill H. A. Davenport of Pomfret, Mrs. ". $. Ellis, Mrs. C. E. Hammer of Ifead, Nathan H. Hall of Preston. ,harles $. Palmer of Meriden. M. M. iaH of Norwich, Miss Clyde of Mystic. V.-d. Hall of Norwich Mir and Mrs. sverett E. Brown of Pomfret, B. e. lrosvenor of Pomfret w. O. Rogers. ]. D. Edmond, Mrs. Edward Hall Mrs. 1. fB. Brown, Mrs. William Gardiner | locky Hill. Gilbert D. Ide of Stafford { : L.~ Beach of St0rr4, l.. J. Ide of Staf- DN, MdAs Ruth M. Durham of Staff