, 1873-01-25

LANSi.lG.
Reports from the Lake Shore Peach
KeEiOns

/ Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune.
LAss1So, Jan. 24.-Not the least OF the inter
est manifested in the seaaion Of the ssate Pomo
| logical Society, thus far, is in respect to- tn
| peach prospect for next year. Until the meet
| ing, fears had been entertained and e1presse<
by many Who hitherto had ever had full faith il
the certainty Of the Michigan 81 Fruit Belt " To-
crop Of peaches every year- AL such fears AT
now put at rest. Gentlemen from Spring Lake
their peach limbs full Of fine buds a.: {
demonstration Of the mildness Of the winter il
the vicinity OF the lake, when other less favored
sections suffer from the intense cold.
A crowded meeting WIS held at p. H., presi-
dent DychnAu in the chair-
Reports Of prospects from fruit-men were
from different sections Of tho State,-mAinly
favorable, especially from the Peach Belt from
Traverse to Benton Barbor. At "OId Mission "
tue Thermometer was reported at degrees be-
1oT on On the a4th Of December, At Grand Haven,
u below; at South Haven, II below; at Benton
Hnrbor, % below; at Grand Rapids, 40 below
at Agricultural College, LansinG, 32.
The Committee on Lists OF Fruit for General
Culture have reported three lists For market,
for family use and for amateur culture ~ also,
a classification Of summer, autumn, aud winter
varieties for each List, in their order Of ripening
This roport, made by the Chairman Of tho COM
mittee, Mr.. Lyon, Of Plymouth, Wayne County,
is pronounced by old and experienced fruit
bIoneI5 HI lA6 very Deht CLASSIFICATION OF tho
Kind yot made for any State. Tie Committee
was appointed last December, and have labored
faithfully for the best int eress Of the State at
large. The report vas almost unanimously
adopted by the Society.
At this mornings session, the Comnittse on
Fruit, Dir. Dietrich Chairman, reported that tho
display OF apples alone would put to the blush
more than ono State Fair exhibition, and Was far
superior to the entire exhibition Of many county
falrB.' Flro hundred and forty samples Of frait
had E1- SkoI1 1.rr
bers Of the Society, and OF these Mr.. ". H.
Gregory had shown forty-dye; Sonth Haven
pomoiosical Society, thirty-nine, besides thirty
varieties Of canned fruit In quality, the apples
presented by AIr. par1nelee, Of Traverse County,
was accorded No. / 4; No. . to Mr. Gregory's col
loc!ion; No. s, to Mr. Bidwell, Of South Haven;
No. 4 to Mr. Sneathen, Of Sonth Boston; No. 5.
to Mr.: Lyon, OF Plymouth.
Professor Holmes, from the Committee on
Wine, presented re- port commanding few Of
the samples On exhibition.
An interesting report from the Orchard Com
mittee, on duty last summer, was read, COM
mendin9 highly the plum orchard Of Mr- Husted,
OF Lowell; the grapes OF the Monroe Nurseries;
peach orchard Of Mr. Lindcaman, OF CaBco, Al
legan County the fruit farm of Mr.. Gridley, of
Eaton County; and tho orchard culture Of Mr.
q. Smith. Of Grand Rapids. Condemning the
failure Of some orchardists to plant according to,
varieties for convenience Of picking and mar
katiDg.
Tbs subject of stYe11ows' was ably handled
by Mr. Bidwell, and, after q long discueeion, Was
referred to 8 standing Committee, to report at
tho February meeting. .
Mr. Engle, Of PaW-Paw, reported his profits
on peach-cu1ture to far exceed that Of grain
farming.
Tho Committee on "Other Fruits" made
favorable mention Of the figs exhibited by AIr.
Bidwell, raised by him in the open feld :; Also
on the samples OF pears and grapes exhibited BY
Mr.. Stea1ns, Of Kalamazoo; Engle, Of Paw
Paw; CLilaon, OF Lansing; and Toles, Of Bsn-
ton Harbor.
The Committee on Fruit Buds made an inter
esting report. After careful examination Of
thirteen samples OF peach limbs, brought from
the lake ehore counties, 1t WAS found thirty and
upwards out OF every fifty we're alive. So the
prospect for an abundance Of peaches in Vest
ern Michigan is promising, indeed. The test has
been applied, and the more favored localities OF
the State come out OF the ordeal unharmed.
This afternoon, Prof. Cook illustrated by
charts tho history and habits Of the Cooling
Aoth. and the subject was further discussed by
several members.
Resolutions were adopted approving Of the
OF the two State Agricultural So
cietieB; in favor OF o Union Fair next autumn;
That Horticulture should be placed under the
patronage Of the Society; and recommending /
the culture Of shade trees more extensively.
Committees were appointed to prepare a list
of sweet cherries for Central as we'll as Western
Michigan.
Professor Real reported from the Committee
on Flowers: Two vases OF cut-aowers were from,
Suttle, of Grand Rapids one by Mira. L. D.
Potter, and one by Mrs. II. s. Paddock, both Of
Lansing.
Tonight there is another meeting at Repre-
seutatives Hail. and important business will bo
transacted, after which The Society will adjourn,
70 meet at Battle Creek in February.
The exhibition OF fruit is still excellent, not
80 many have eaten freely Of it
70. the last day and half, and somuch has been
presented to friends in the city, and to tho
3olons Of the Capitol.
Every way, this meeting has been marked |
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