The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-09

Hartford, December g - Ma tional authorities on vegetable cul- ture as we'll as those in intimate contact with tho industry in this state will participate in the annual convention of the Connecticut Veg etable Growers Association. to be held in New Haven on January { and 5. This years convention in the Masonic Temple in Westvil:e promises to rival in interest ani quality of program those that have been held in the past.
 President John Christensen of Wilson will open the meeting We'd nesday morning at 9:45 o'clock with his official address in which he will point out some of the diff ffcult and perplexing situations with which the vegetable growers are faced. Although President Christensen will probably leave the details of these matters to some of the national authorities who are to appear later on the program, it is expected that he will touch quite generally upon the economic situation which will pave the way for a general discussion and air ing of the Connecticut vegetable growers problems.
 w, F. Allen of Salisbury, Mary land, one of the largest producers of strawberries in the United States, and for that matter the whole world, will appear at the meeting the first morning and will discuss some of the numerous and perplexing phases of the berry sit uation. 1t is expected that he will come to the meeting prepared to discuss all the latest wrinkles" ap- plying to strawberry production, marketing and varieties.
 Electrical equipment for the vegetable grower is becomiGS more popular in the East and Paul Dempsey of the Waltham Experi- ment Station of Massachusetts will explain some of the ways in which growers can profitably utilize such equipment. MT Dempsey is Field of the station and has had the opportunity of not only carrying on experiments with electrical equipment at the station but also of observing the differ ent forms of equipment used by hundreds of vegetable growers in eastern Massachusetts.
 Dr J. G. Lipman, dean of agri- culture and chairman of the New Jersey Agricultural Experimeu. Station at Rutgers University will explain the, effects of various fer-, tilizers in vegetable culture, cspe- cially the effect of nitrogen on the yield. Dr Lipman Is recognized as an international authority on soil chemistry and bacteriology, be- ing the president of the first In- teinational authority on soil cheE1- istry and bacteriology, being the president of the first International Congress of Soil sScience and for several years president of the In Society of Soil Science
 Economical Production Meth- ods" by Roland. H. Barrett of the Massa chusetts State College, al question box conducted by A. E.. Wilkinson, Extension Vegetable, Specialist at the Connecticut Agri. cultural College, ample time to- visit the trade exhibit and the an nual meeting of the Connecticut Roadside Market Association arc included among other features which will be taken up during the first day. One of the high spots in the opening days program will be d talk on the Approved Roadside Market by M. l.. Brightman, di- rector of markets of the Rhode Island Department of Agriculture.
 The trade exhibit. which has be- come an annual feature, will be held in garage adjacent to the Masonic Temple where several thousand square feet of floor space have been reserved for general display of farm supplies. fertil- izers, seeds, farm and garden products, sprayers, spray materials and insecticides. market packages and miscellaneous farm equipment.
 The banquet will be held on the evening of January at 6:SO o o'clock and will be followed by en- tertainment and an educational