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Mr. Morrill: I should say, decidedly, uo, luiless they have more 

 money, time, and land than they know what to do vrith. The "jobbers" 

 often commit outrageous frauds, and four or five years must pass before 

 the fruiting trees make yoti aware of the swindle. 



10. Eose chafers: Can their ravages upon the peach and other fruits be 

 successfully combated? If pyrethriim will destroy them, give quantity 

 and time to spray? 



Prof. Corpley: I have had no experience with the rose chafers on 

 peaches, but have killed them elsewhere by dusting of phyrethrum; but I 

 understand this can not well be done on peaches and spraying will be 

 necessary. 



Judge Eussell asked about some young peach trees whose trunks he had 

 found punctured with a series of holes in a straight line up and down; he 

 had been told it was the work of the borer. 



Prof. Taft: Perhaps the insect which did it is the tree cricket. If so, 

 nothing can be done but to cut of the affected parts. It does no harm 

 except to hatch, come out, and lay eggs for more "snowy crickets."' 



President Ltox: I have seen this before but have not known of serious 

 trouble fi-om it. 



Mr. Morrill suggested wrapping with fine wire cloth to keep out this 

 and other egg-depositing insects, the borer included. 



Mr. Hamilton had seen something like this, and thought a wash of car- 

 bolic acid would both keep otf the moth and kill the larvse. 



report ox FRriT EXHIBIT. 



After accepting the following report concerning the fruit on exhibition, 

 anel adopting report of committee on secretary and treasurers reports, and 

 a resolution favoring Chicago for the world's fair for 1S92, the meeting 

 adjourned till 9 o'clock Thureday morning. 



Your committee charged with the duty of examining and reporting upon the exhibit 

 of rural products upon the tables, beg leave to report as follows: The exhibit is not 

 large, but a few valuable things are presented. Mr. E. J. Shirts of Shelby shows six 

 varieties of ai^ple — Jonathan, Ehode Island Greening, King, Stark. Gk)lden Russet, and 

 Roxbun." Russet: Vicar of Winkfield pear: nine varieties of plum in solution, and one 

 variety of cherry. Mr. A. Bos of Ottawa county, contributes one variety of apple, the 

 Twenty-Ounce Pippin. T. T. Lyon, South Haven, one plate of beautiful Kings. W. 

 H. Barry of Shelby a very tine section of comb honey. D. S. Garver, Hart, shows nine 

 varieties of apple. King, Spitzenburg, Roxbury Russet, Talman Sweet. Pomme Gris, 

 Rhode Island Greening, Peck's Pleasant. Baldwin, and Fallawater: two cans of peaches; 

 three cans of cherries: two cans of raspberries, a display of dent corn, and samples of 

 two varieties of oat, two varieties of wheat, one of clover, one of red top, one of orchard 

 grass. A line dish of Anjou pears from some unknown party was found upon the 

 table. The plate of Pomme Gris apple, to which the committee would call the especial 

 attention of the society, is of a variety not often seen upon tables, but a most delightful 

 one for home use. The Fallawater and Talman Sweets are exceptionally well grown. 

 The specimen of corn is a dent variety that has been developed by selection, and ripens 

 regularly in Oceana county. 



Chas. W. Gak field, 

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