THE ANNUAL FAIR OF 1S82. 99 



fruits for market purposes I beg leave to call the utteiitiou of the couituittee 

 to the fact that blight in Michigan apples, caused by the cohl, wet, frosty 

 spring, is more manifest in IJcrrien than most other counties in this State. 

 \Vc do not estimate our crop of good, marketable api)les at more than one- 

 tenth of an average crop, and we arc not able to exhibit several varieties which 

 are distinctively market sorts. In pears we have a fair crop and good show- 

 ing. Tiie yellows has destroyed our once famous peach orchards, but we are 

 planting again in some localities, and hope by exterminating diseased trees to 

 grow peaches again. We show a few of the old standard varieties, also a few 

 plums. Our county makes a specialty of small fruits, growing for the Chicago 

 market, and the business is immense. The crop of strawberries did not exceed 

 one-third of an average this season ; raspberries were a full crop, and blackber- 

 ries the largest crop grown in many years, several thousand cases per day hav- 

 ing been shipped daring many weeks. We sliow a specimen of Wilson on 

 second growth cane. In grapes the season is two weeks late, and we do not 

 think it desirable to show green, sour grapes, and have confined our exhibit to 

 a few early varieties which are nearly ripe. The Delaware and Concord are, 

 however, our leading market grapes. Our exhibit is intended to show more 

 especially the requii'ements of tlie Chicago and western markets. Very 

 respectfully, W. A. Brown, for Berrien County Horticultural Society." 



Second premium, Oceana County Pomological Society, represented by Mark- 

 ham and Souter, the exhibit containing 2^ plates of apples, 5 of pears, 8 of 

 plums, 3 of peaches. Third premium, Hamilton township, represented by A. 

 A. Olds, of Decatur, the exhibit containing 13 plates of apples, 8 of pears, 6 

 of peaches, 2 of crabs, 1 grape and 1 plum. 



Class 2. Most judiciously selected, best grown and carefully handled general 

 exhibit of inarket fruits, grown by the exhibitor: conditions otherwise as in 

 class 1. First premium, E. J. Shirts, Shelby, Oceana county. Second pre- 

 mium, J. M. Blowers, Lawrence, Van Buren county. 



DIVISION C — SPECIAL EXHIBITS OF APPLES, FOR DESSERT AND CULINARY 



PURPOSES. 



Class 1. Most judiciously selected, best grown and carefully handled exhibit 

 of apples, grown by the exhibitor, affording a choice, as well as a succession 

 of varieties throughout the year for both dessert and culinary purposes; supe- 

 rior quality, delicacy of texture, and beauty, in the order named, to be the 

 ruling considerations. The only premium awarded in this class was to A. A. 

 Olds, of Decatur, who carried away the first. 



In nomenclature Mr. D. L. Carver took the first premium of three dollars 

 in this division. 



DIVISION D — SPECIAL EXHIBITS OF MARKET APPLES. 



Class 1. Most judiciously selected, best grown, and carefully handled exhibit 

 of fifteen varieties of market apples, grown by the exhibitor, affording a suc- 

 cession throughout the year; productiveness, suitable size, handling qualities, 

 satisfactory flavor, and general attractiveness to be the leading considerations. 

 First premium, A. A. Olds, Decatur, on the following list: Blenheim Pippin, 

 Red Canada, Kliode Island Greening, Northern Spy, Golden Kusset, Baldwin, 

 Jonathan, Fameuse, Westfield, Seek-no-further, Maiden's Blush, Hubbardston 

 Nonsuch, Talman Sweet, Fallawater, and Esopus Spitzenburgh. 



