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the birds you will be eaten up with insects, I have no hesitancy in saying the 

 wood lots are the most profitable adjuncts of the farm. 



President Lyon. — What proportion of land would you devote to a wood lot? 



Mr. Childs. — That would depend on the size of the farm. Perhaps, generally 

 speaking, twenty per cent would be a good proportion. 



A voice. — Then you would save eight acres out of a forty for timber? 



Mr. Childs. — If I had but forty acres I would buy a wood lot. 



Pres. Smith. — One acre in wheat will pay better than ten in wood. 



J. Austin Scott. — I doubt it very much, for it is generally conceded that on 

 rich oak lands ten cords of wood per acre each year would not exaggerate the 

 growth. 



Mr. E. W. Cottrell, Detroit. — If all should cut the wood off and sow wheat 

 would not the result be disastrous? 



Mr. Smith. — Yes, but there is no danger of this. In my estimates I was 

 simply looking at the immediate annual profit. 



Mr. Campbell, of "Washtenaw, cited a number of instances in his own expe- 

 rience where timber saved had not been in any way profitable. 



The discussion of Mr. Hewitt's paper extended to good roads, shade trees, 

 good buildings, etc., and was carried on by Messrs. S. N. Betts of Adams, W. 

 H. Reynolds of Hillsdale, Parshall and Baldwin of Washtenaw, Willets of 

 Cambria and others. 



REVISION OF CONSTITUTION. 



A committee, which was appointed to draft a new constitution and new by- 

 laws for the Pomological Society at the Allegan meeting, reported drafts of 

 constitution, and by-laws, and the question of changing the name from Pomo- 

 logical Society to Horticultural Society, was discussed informally. And as a 

 matter of curiosity a vote was taken on the change of name thus proposed, 

 which vote resulted in favor of the change — only the members of the Pomo- 

 logical Society voting — nineteen voting for the change and five against. 



The Secretary was instructed to give the requisite notice of the submission 

 of the constitution and by-laws to next meeting. 



Wednesday Evening Session. 



At the evening session there was an attendance of about 125 and a good deal 

 of interest manifested in the papers and addresses. Excellent music was fur- 

 nished to give variety to the exercises, which was appreciated by the audience 

 in sundry demonstrations of enjoyment. 



President Smith, of the County Agricultural Society, occupied the chair. 



COMMITTEES AND INVITATIONS. 



President Lyon announced the committees as follows : 



On Exhibit— H. S. Woodward, Lockport, N. Y.; H. P. Hanford, Bristol, Indiana; E. 

 W. Cottrell, Detroit, Michigan. 



On Resolutions— J. \V. Childs, Ypsilanti; W. N. Cook, Grand Rapids; J. D. Bald- 

 win, Ann Arbor. 



Invitations were received from South Haven and from Ann Arbor for the 

 holding of the next meeting of the Pomological Society at those places. These 

 invitations were referred to the Executive Committee. 



