PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



Kankakee Valley Horticultural Society. 



FOR THE YEAR 1886. 



RKPORTED FOR PUBLICATION BY H. C. BLOOM, SECRETARY. 



FEBRUARY MEETING. 



The Kankakee Valley Horticultural Society held its February 

 meeting at the Supervisors' room on the 13th inst. 



The matter of making out a list of the hardiest and best apple 

 trees for our locality was taken up and discussed at considerable 

 length. 



Mr. Cunningham — I think there are a good many farmers and 

 others that are anxious about a fruit list of the hardiest and best 

 trees we have left. 



The President — In view of the fact that most of our apple 

 trees have been killed during the last two or three hard winters, it 

 would be best to make out a list of such as have done the best. 

 With me, the Roman Stem, the Duchess, the Fameuse or Snow, the 

 English or Long-limbed Russet, Fall Orange and Willow. My soil 

 is rich black prairie. 



Mr. Parsons — Mr. Hallock, uj) in the Beaver Lake country, is 

 quite extensively engaged in fruit raising, and with him the Willow, 

 English Russet and Minkler, are all that have proved hardy. 



0. W. Barnard — I have spoken on this subject before. I don't 

 think this Society should name a list as being positively the best. 

 The most we should do is to name those varieties that are likely to 

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