Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-16
CHANGERS MET HERE
IN LARGE NUMBERS
q. A. Peck FaVors Parcels Post-C. A.
Jarvis Speaks on Spraying Trees.

New London county Pomona grange,
No. 6. Patrons of Husbandry, opened
a regular business session in Pythian
nall Thursday morning at 1880, pre-
sided over by Worthy Master Otto L.
Pultz of Lebanon, with an attendance
of about IS members. There was a
full attendance of the officers with the
exception Of Treasurer Mrs. q. j.
Hampstead.
The obligation was given five can
dates who were Observation-Disclosures ID.
Copp of Preston City grange. George
II. Stone, Aurelia Z. Park, of North
stonington grange, Mrs. ]. Laura
Raymond and Miss Florence Chapman
of Montville grange.
Worthy State Master B. A. Peck
and Mrs, Peck of Bristol were received
with the usual honors during the morn
ing session, and NJ II. Hall of Preston
City grange was elected a member OF
the executive committee for three
years. 1t was voted to hold the April
meeting in Gr0ton.
Dinner at noon, with a menu of es-
calloped oysters and the usual accom-
paniments, including ice cream, was
served under the direction of Brother
E. Fl. Berry Of Norwich grange, with
the following ladies of the grange
serving as mattresses; Mrs. K. FL.
Berry. Mrs. Jennie Davis, Mrs. Maud
2. Bliss, Mrs Celia Lester and Miss
ella Lester.
For the afternoon session, which
opened at lao, there was an attend
ance Of over 100, Worthy Master Pultz
turning the meeting over to Lecturer
Woodbury. @. Rogers for the lecturers
hour which proved both instructive
and entertaining through the pro-
gramme which was presented.
This opened with a solo by Miss
Bertha WoOdmansee, accompanied on
The piano by Mrs, c. A. eager, Jrn
after which State Master Peck was
introduced to speak, his practical adj
| dress elicitlng applause, especially for
his advocacy of the parcels post.
If the farmer, he said, could have
his parcels by post rather than by
express it would save him the trouble
and time Of hitching up and driving
from two to ten miles to get some
small parcel sent to him by express.
Many farmers now have telephones
and more will have them. Any morn
ing the good housewife can order al
most anything by telephone and have
great advantage both to the household
| er and to the merchant. The towns
man could order fresh fruit and ber-
ries from the farm. thus purchasing
| direct, benefiting himself as well as
| the farmer. The average amount car
| ried by the rural mail carrier IS about
| Is pounds. If here permitted to carry
! say, 400 pounds, the government could
| afford to pay MIN much better wages
| and at the same time make it a better
| proposition for the government.
L. H Healey of Woodstock, overseeI
/ of the national grange, followed the
/ state master in an interesting address
| and there was a cornet solo by c. A
| Parker Of Bozrah.
| The Spraying and Care Of Fruit
Trees was the topic of talk full o.
| helpful hints of which the granger'
| made note, by Prof. c. d. Jarvis O.
| the Connecticut Agricultural college.
Timeliness and thoroughness il
! spraying he emphasized as the two
great essentials to make the work o
the highest efficiency. Spraying doe
not pay the way many do it, nor car
its effects be expected to show 81
| markedly in the first season, but b!
| the second and third season the eff
| fects are bound to be seen. Ilustrat
| ing the Importance Of timeliness, h
said that the one chance to check tn,
| apple maggot is gettin gthe poison in
to the open calyx at the blossom ent
of the apple, since this was the onl.
way the maggot has of reaching tn
interior Of The young fruit. Effectiv
! treatment against the San Jose seal
illustrates the point of thoroughness
since every part of the bark must b
reached by the insecticide, the lime
sulphur wash used for this pest. Sucl
winter day as Thursday was idea
for spraying for scale, but a goo
thorough pruning should precede tn
spraying and the best place to prun
was at the top of the trees.
Bordeaux MIXTURE he recommends
as the best general fungicide, and
to be put on first just as the blossom
open and followed with arsenate o
lead within the first ten days afte
the blossoms fall.
| Others to speak during the after
noon were Mrs Julia T. Freeman, lee
turer of Worcester Central Pomona
Mrs. Roy Smith, lecturer of Sea Vie7
Pomona, this state, and General Dep
| uty Charles Davis of Middletown.
II. C. Durham of Middletown, sec
rotary of the Patrons Mutual Fire In
surance company, spoke of the bene
fits AMI standing of the company.
| The meeting adjourned at 430