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larvjB, by eating some of the poison lodged in the crescent-shaped wound in 

 the fruit. So, as they keep up laying for several weeks and rains will wash 

 off the poison, the spraying must be kept up. But use of arsenical spray 

 upon the plum and peach is as yet experimental. One man at South Haven 

 sprayed his peach trees and has apparently ruined the whole. He charges 

 his loss to Prof. Bailey's advice; but Mr. Bailey defends himself by show- 

 ing that the solution was much stronger than he recommended. 



DANGEK TO STOCK FROM SPRAYING. 



Dr. W. Owen of Adrian: The Ohio experiment station bulletins say 

 there is no danger to pasturing animals under sprayed apple trees, but 

 advise that not enough be put on to cause the trees to drip. 



Mr. Strong: A large tree will hold much spray before dripping. 



A Voice: What if it rains? 



Mr. Strong: That is different, but in my vicinity, we pay little or no 

 attention to it. 



Mr. Laing : So in my vicinity, yet it must be dangerous. 



J. L. Beal : I have been successful with sjjraying plums this year. 



Porter Beal of Rollin: As the spray is so fine that there is but slight 

 dripping, and the quantity of poison is so slight, there is little danger. I 

 have allowed my sheep to run in the orchard and no harm ensued. If rain 

 carries the poison to the grass, it carries it also to the ground. It had 

 rained within forty-eight hours when I turned in my sheep. 



PEACH-GROWING IN LENAWEE. 



B. W. Steere of Adrian: We have in parts of Lenawee and Jackson 

 counties as good peach land as any in the west. On hights of ground 

 between the numerous lakes there is nearly always a crop. There would 

 have been a good croj3 this year, but the recent falling of the fruit leaves 

 it only a moderate one. This perhaps was caused by frosts in May. 

 Planting of peach trees continues to some extent, perhaps to a greater one 

 than twenty years ago, and some are enthusiastic in it. 



Mr. Beal: Peach -growing is no longer considered a failure in Lenawee 

 county. 



Mr. Edmiston : I do not think there are nearly so many peach trees on 

 the whole, as twenty years ago, but in favored localities the planting goes 

 on actively. The ordinary farmer no longer buys them with his apple 

 trees. In a part of the county peaches are grown very successfully. 



Mrs. Adolph Wheeler of Adrian was introduced and read a paper upon 



"THE WILD FLOWERS OF LENAWEE COUNTY." 



"When searching for wild flowers I have many times been surprised by 

 the exquisite beauty of some species, previously unknown to me, and have 

 been equally surprised, after ascertaining its botanical name, to recognize 

 it as one familiar in the catalogues of well known florists. 



" There are many species advertised for sale, which can be found within 

 this county, and will cost us but the trifling labor of transplanting, to make 

 oiir gardens bright with flowers as charming in colors and outlines as any 

 brought from other lands. 



