208 STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The farm of Mr. Steere, on the entire west side of which his screen is 

 planted, is abont one and one-half miles north of the city, in the township of 

 Adrian. The screen is composed of mixed evergreen trees, including Scotch 

 and white pine, arbor vitae, hemlock, Norway spruce, and a few larch. The 

 screen proper is about 38 rods long, running north and south, and ranging 

 from 20 to 40 feet high, planted part of the way in double rows and at irregu- 

 lar intervals. The trees are from 12 to 20 years' growth, and large enough 

 to make a solid break most of the entire length of it. This entry, according 

 to the premium list, does not come in competition with Mr. Humphrey's. 

 We recommend that the diploma offered be awarded Mr. Steere. 



Kespectfully submitted, 



T. T. LYON, 

 S. B. MANN, 



Committee. 



REPORT ON PREMIUM FRUITS. 



Your committee on awards of premiums for best five plates of varieties of 

 apples for market, cooking and dessert, beg leave to make the following report : 



"We find on exhibition a fine display of apples from all parts of the State, 

 including most of the best varieties grown in Michigan. There are nine 

 exhibitors competing for premiums in this class. All of the exhibits are not 

 only a credit to the exhibitors, but to our State. 



We were instructed to award premiums for the best five varieties of winter 

 apples for market, also the best five varieties for cooking, and the best five for 

 dessert. 



The first difficulty met with was to determine the list to comprise the best 

 market winter apples. After some deliberation, we decided upon the following 

 named varieties : Baldwin, Northern Spy, Red Canada, Rhode Island Green- 

 ing, Jonathan, Wagener, Ben Davis, and Twenty Ounce. It was with 

 considerable hesitation on the part of your committee that the Ben Davis was 

 allowed a place in the list, and then only upon its merits as a shipping apple 

 for the west, the quality being placed very low in the scale. The fruit, as a 

 whole, was quite free from worm-holes ; in this respect showing quite an 

 improvement over exhibits in some former years. 



AWARDS. 



Best 5 plates winter apples for market, J. N. Stearns, Kalamazoo, upon the 

 following list: Baldwin, Northern Spy, Red Canada, Jonathan, and Ben Da- 

 vis; $5.00. 



Best 5 plates winter apples for cooking, H. F. Thomas, Jackson, on the fol- 

 lowing list : Rhode Island Greening, Baldwin, Yellow Bellflower, Esopus Spitz- 

 enburg, and Northern Spy; *5.00. 



Best 5 plates winter apples for dessert purposes, S. W. Dorr, Manchester, on 

 the following list: Newtown Pippin, Hubbardston Nonsuch, Jonathan, Bel- 

 mont, and Wagener; $5.00. 



The plate of Wageners in this last collection was worthy of special mention. 



Mr. Dorr's collection of market apples was very fine, and every variety the 

 committee marked 10 ; but one sort, the Golden Russet, not being on our mod- 

 el list, the first premium could not be given. 



Your committee believe it to be for the interest of this society to offer a 

 small premium upon the best apples for all purposes, the same as it has at this 



