THE GRAND TRxVVERSE UNION AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 517 



THE OCTOBER FAIR OF 1874. 



The exhibition of fruit was the main feature. One must see for himself to 

 understand and appreciate fully what such a collection of Grand Traverse fruit 

 really is. But Ave will try to give our readers a faint idea of what is to be seen 

 in the first department of Floral Hall. Starting in the southwest corner of the 

 hall we begin with the collection put on exhibition by 



HOIS'. PERKY HAKISrAH. 



The space occupied by Mr. Hannah's fruit is beautifully decorated with ever- 

 greens, fruit boughs, etc. But more beautiful and attractive than the decora- 

 tions is the fruit itself. Apples, of course, occupy a large share of the space. 

 Of this fruit Mr. Hannah exhibits 1G8 plates, embracing 40 varieties. He also 

 has two shelves and sixteen baskets filled with apples. Most noticeable among 

 them are the Khode Island Greening, Baldwin, Golden Eusset, King of Tomp- 

 kins county, Wagener, Northern Spy, and Spitzenburg. Mr. Hannah's collec- 

 tion embraces 40 varieties of apples, 12 of pears, and 8 of peaches. 



Next in order comes the collection of 



PEIS'INSULA GRANGE. 



This collection embraces 270 plates of apples, 7 of peaches, 2 of plums, 12 of 

 grapes, 18 of pears. There are in the collection 50 varieties of apples ; how 

 many of other fruits we are not prepared to say. The leading varieties are the 

 Golden Eussett, Ehode Island Greening, Baldwin, Wagener, King of Tompkins 

 County, Cayuga Eedstreak, Yellow Bellflower, etc. It is as fine a lot of fruit 

 as one could wish to see. The 



INDIVIDUAL COLLECTIONS 



mentioned below are most of them embraced in the Grange collection. 



H. W. Curtis has 131 plates of apjiles, 11 of pears, 5 of peaches, 2 of quinces, 

 and 1 of crabs. He has 20 varieties of apples, 6 of pears, 3 of peaches. J. 

 Helfiereitch has 8 varieties of apples; J. W. Parker, 11; B. P. Schetterly, 6, 

 and 1 of pears; J. M. Pratt, 4 of apples and 4 of grapes; J. Makinster, 6 of 

 apples ; G. Lardie, Sen., 6 of apples ; C. Fowler, Sen., 1 of apples and one of 

 pears; M. Swany, 6 of apples; J. B. Barney, 8 of grapes; A. P. Lancaster, 12 

 of apples, 3 of pears; J. E. Savage, 6 of apples ; W. F. Christopher, 2 of pears; 

 E. Franklin, 5 of apples and 3 of pears; E. P. Ladd, 4 of apples, 2 of plums; 

 "W. E. Stone, 2 of apples, 2 of pears ; T. Tyrer, 5 of apples ; C. Kroupa, 2 of 

 apples ; W. Golden, 14 of apples, 2 of pears ; P. Stewart, 3 of apples, 4 of pears ; 

 C. Hawkins, 1 of apples; L.N. Beers, 2 of apples; G. Parmelee, 9 of apples, 1 

 of peaches. 



In the grange collection there were one can each of dried sweet corn, tur- 

 nips, potatoes, apples, tomatoes, pumpkins, blackberries and squashes, from the 

 drying establishment of Messrs. McCallum, Eeynolds & Tracy ; and canned 

 pears, peaches, and tomatoes from H. W. Curtis. 



Next in order is the collection entered by 



TRAVERSE CITY GRANGE. 



In this collection we find the following : J. G. Eamsdell, one hundred plates 

 of grapes, embracing thirteen varieties; seven plates of peaches; nineteen 

 plates, ten varieties, of apples; two plates of plums; three of pears; one of 

 nectarines. 



