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orchard, said it was partially protected on the north by the farm build- 

 ings and a black walnut grove, on the other side by a hedge fence; was 

 seeded down to clover, when the trees commenced bearing; lets hogs and 

 sheep run in it occasionally; has never jjruned since the trees were set, and 

 always has more or less of fruit; generally more. 



The President had succeeded in fruiting the Bellflower by girdling. 

 Apples in Manteno scarce; in his own orchard had plenty of winter 

 fruit, Russets; no summer or fall apples; Roman Stem bearing well. 



The next meeting of the Society will be held in the city of Kanka- 

 kee, on the second Saturday of October, at the Supervisors' room in the 

 Court House. 



The Society is under special obligation to the following named per- 

 sons for donations of fruit for exhibition at our county fair: 



To Henry Mortimer, of Manteno, for some fifty named varieties; 

 also, Milo Barnard, President of the Society, for an equal number, which 

 were generally true to name ; Mr. Stroud, of Salina, exhibited some 

 splendid specimens, that were very highly colored ; Mr. Randall had 

 some fine apples, not named ; Messrs. Hiram Goodwin, of Bourbonnais, 

 and Benj. Goodwin, of Rockville, sent in some forty varieties of superior 

 apples ; Messrs. Mellen, Miner and the Coopers donated a large number 

 of varieties; Mrs. Hobbie sent in some very fine apples and pears, ten 

 varieties of the latter. Quite a number of others contributed some very 

 fine fruit. Mr. Bonvallet, of Belle Park, contributed some very fine 

 grapes, thirteen varieties. 



We think our exhibition of fruit was a credit to the Society and to 

 the county that produced it. 



There were some one hundred and fifty varieties of apples on exhi- 

 bition, thirteen of pears and about twenty of grapes. 



The show of flowers by the Society was not what it should have 

 been, but we hope it will be better another year. The Society wishes to 

 acknowledge its obligations to Mrs. Pratt, Mrs. Stone and Mrs. Decker 

 for valuable aid during the fair. 



NOVEMBER MEETING. 



The Society met at the Court House, on the 8th inst. 



Meeting called to order by President Barnard. 



Remarks were made by Mr. Cooper and others, in regard to apples 

 growing without the flower petals opening on account of frost. Several 

 curious instances were cited. 



Some discussion was had in relation to the winter protection of small- 

 fruit stock. 



Dr. Small said one of his neighbors was very successful in raising 

 some of the tender varieties of raspberries, especially the Clark, by sim- 

 ply laying the canes on the ground and covering slightly with earth; he 

 always has plenty of berries. 



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