STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. ] 3]^ 



the poiinil. And let the price be applied to the pound unit, and nut to 

 the bushel unit. 



Mr. Robinson — A bushel is one thing in one place, and something 

 else in another. In Peoria it takes thirty-six jjounds of oats to make a 

 bushel. In the Chicago Board of Trade thirty-two pounds make a bushel 

 of oats. Still it is a convenient term to use often, and helps_men in their 

 contracts. 



Mr. Clayton — Yet the term bushel is meaningless as applied to 

 fruit. It does not mean any number of pounds. You may as well use 

 the term "heap." [l,aughter. | 



.Mr. Bonham — It takes in the country sixty pounds of rye to make 

 a bushel. In Chicago fifty-six pounds is a bushel. 



Mr. Phenix — After all, the term bushel is a handy thing. We do 

 not ,vant to say, for a dollar, " one hundred cents ; " it is convenient to 

 use the idea, or form of condensation, and I do not see how we are go- 

 ing to get along without it. 



The resolution was adopted. 



REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES ON 



EXHIBITION. 



Mr. Pearson reported as follows: 



Mr. Presuicnt <///</ Gcntleiiun : 



W)\\\ Connnittee appointed to examine miscellaneous articles find 

 the work assigned to them to be no sinecure. Our instructions are to 

 include everything on exhibition not properly referred to the fruit com- 

 mittee. If in the multitude of articles any are found to have been^ 

 omitted, we can only say that tiie omission was probably intentional. 



The largest show of any article is that of potatoes, embracing 

 seventy-three varieties grown at the Illinois Industrial University — many 

 t)f thtse are old and well known varieties, while others are new and but 

 little known. 'J'he importance of these exj)eriments is evident to all ; as 

 many of our old varieties are running out, and we must replace them or 

 do without potatoes. The particulars of culture and comparative yield 

 will be given by Mr. Flagg, who has had this matter in < iiargc on the 

 Exjjcrimental Kami of the Industrial University. He says he is in doubt 

 in regard to the nomenclature of some of these, and will be glad to re- 

 ceive any information respecting the identity of varieties from members 

 in attendance. 



The University also shows thirty-four varieties of corn : this not 

 being a "horticultural product " we are not supposed to know anything 

 about it, but are told that it is a very useful thing to feed domestic an- 

 imals, and to make into wine, cider, and vinegar. [Laughter.] 



