24Ji STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



EATON COUXTY HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



REPORTED BY S. R. FULLER, SECRETARY. 



Eaton County Horticultural Society was organized February 4, 1882, by the 

 aid of Chas. W. Garfield, secretary of the State Horticultural society, and was 

 located at Eaton Rapids. The officers elected were : 



President — Wtu. P. Green. 



Yice President — H. A. Shaw. 



Secretary — S. R. Fuller. 



treasurer — M. I. Winter. 



The society decided to meet monthly, and at the first meeting the names of 

 twenty-one members were enrolled and each received from the State Horticult- 

 ural Society the annual reports of the society since and including the volume 

 of 1876. Subjects of interest have been discussed as follows: "Pruning of 

 fruit trees,'' "Care of young trees,'' " Cause of thrifty trees dying in mid- 

 orchard during winter," "Best mode and time of setting trees," and "Flat 

 culture vs. hill culture for potatoes and nearly all vegetables." This society 

 has now a membership of thirty-two. At our lust meeting, ISiovember 18, 1882, 

 Mr. W. K. Gibson, of Jackson, gave an address on the culture of the pear and 

 grape, which address was listened to with interest and great satisfaction by the 

 members of the society. 



