4C STATE POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



Several varieties of corn are on exhibition, including one ear sent up from 

 the Indiana Horticultural Society, which contains over 1,500 kernels, said to 

 be the most ever grown on a single ear. 



There is on the table also a bunch of Minnesota cane seed. 



The flowers shown are very fine. Two plants by Mrs. T. Hutchins, and the 

 remainder, a beautiful exhibit, by W. Hughes, a florist of Hillsdale. The 

 plants are healthy and very deftly arranged, for effect. 



"We wish also to mention a box of growing wheat, showing the germination 

 and growth at various depths from half an inch to eight inches, shown by Mr. 

 S. N. Betts of Hillsdale. It cannot fail to be of great interest to farmers. 



The four plates of apples shown by Mr. Buell were Northern Spies — twenty 

 specimens — large and luscious of this grand old variety. It is a common 

 interrogation, "How does Mr. Buell succeed in getting such beautiful speci- 

 mens?" J. S. WOODWARD, 



E. W. OOTTRELL, 

 H. P. HANFORD, 



Committee. 



Report accepted and adopted. 



There was now opportunity given for questions to be sent in. About thirty 

 were sent to the Secretary' s desk, but a few of which could be considered for 

 want of time. 



1. Are angle worms injurious to pot plants? 



Answer by Prof. Beal. — It is the safest way to keep all the animal life out 

 of the pots. The use of lime water is recommended to rid the soil, of the 

 worms. 



2. How many hours should we work in the day? 



This question was answered by a number of gentlemen and one lady, the 

 universal opinion being that farmers, and particularly farmers' wives, take too 

 little recreation, put in too many hours of work, and do not generally take 

 care of themselves well enough. 



3. What papers should we take for family reading? 



Several responses. One gentleman, Mr. Campbell, believed in having the 

 home tables covered with recent papers, so that the family could all be sup- 

 plied according to their individual tastes. He thought papers a good substi- 

 tute for amusements that are more expensive and less lasting, that are in many 

 households taken away from home. Mr. Hewitt could see that in many homes 

 it would be impossible to have many papers, but thought it important to have 

 reading matter enough to post the family in the political, religious, farm and 

 household intelligence of the day. Some one suggested that in some of our 

 family papers, like the Detroit Tribune, New York Tribune, Post and "World, 

 Rural New Yorker, and Country Gentleman we had in one paper the entire 

 field covered, giving in each especial importance to one feature, which could be 

 selected according to desire. 



4. What kind of peach trees shall we plant in Hillsdale county, and how far 

 apart? 



Answer. — Any of the leading varieties, beginning with the earliest and mak- 

 ing a succession, only not planting a later variety than Hill's Chili. They 

 should be planted 16 feet apart. 



5. What kind of apples for market? 



The querist was referred to the fruit catalogue of the society for an answer. 



6. Is the Crescent strawberry worthy of cultivation for market or home use, 

 and is the Sharpless good for market? 



