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Mr.' A. Hamilton of Ganges: The peach buds in Ganges were unusually 

 large, at the falling of the leaves, and have not grown smaller since. The 

 wood is in the best of condition. 



Mr. Dressel: The same is true as to Oceana county. This is not 

 considered bad, but rather as showing more perfect development than usual.. 

 All fruits were good in this county, except apples. Of peaches and plums 

 there will be a larger setting than ever, with few apples and less pears. 



Mr. R. M. Kellogg of Ionia: There were no good apples, a condition 

 due to scab. Pears were very good, as were peaches — more of the latter 

 than for several years. Small fruits were good, especially raspberries when 

 cultivated, and all varieties of the strawberry. There will be a large setting 

 of peaches, with not so many pears and fewer apples. 



Mr. W. K. MuNSON of Grand Rapids: Sales of fruit in the city are better 

 than from shipping. Grapes were hurt by frost, in irregular ways, some 

 losing all, and others none, though close by. 



Mr. Malcom Graham of Jonesville : The northern part of my county 

 gave a good crop of cider apples. Spraying made them no better — no bet- 

 ter for cider, of course! Pears were good, but there are no peaches grown 

 there, of any amount. Small fruits were a good crop and sold well. There 

 will be the largest setting ever known of peaches, plums, and pears. 

 There will be a large planting of small fruits. But few grapes are raised,, 

 but what were produced were good. 



Mr. L. B. Rice of Port Huron : There were not enough apples for the 

 home demand. Strawberries were good and very cheap, raspberries few 

 and high, blackberries dried up. We have had some peaches the past five 

 years, though it has been supposed we could not grow them; there is no 

 yellows. Peach planting will be very extensive next spring, as it was last 

 year. Of pears and plums, many will be set. Only one man of my acquaint- 

 ance sprays, and, as he insists upon using no lime, he burns his trees. The 

 northern part of " the thumb" had large crops of apples for a few years, 

 but none this season, so there is no evidence of its special adaptability to 

 this fruit. 



Mr. Thomas Wilde of Coopersville: All fruit crops were good. There 

 will be a large planting of peaches and apples the coming season. I like 

 the idea of spraying, but am not satisified with the compounds in general 

 use. I use corrosive sublimate in preference. 



APPLES DIRECT TO DENMARK. 



At one of the sessions a letter was read by the secretary, which had been 

 sent him by Gov. Rich, relating to the shipment of apples direct to 

 Copenhagen. The season was then so far advanced as to preclude the- 



