550 STATE POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



WEDNESDAY— AFTERNOON SESSION. 



Among the prominent men in attendance are the following: Mr. II. E. Bid- 

 well, South Haven ; Mr. A. S. Dyckman, South Haven ; Mr. T. T. Lyon, South 

 Haven ; Mr. C. J. Monroe, South Haven ; Mr. D. E. Waters, Spring Lake; Mr. 

 S. 0. Kuapp, Jackson ; Mr. J. AV. Childs, Ypsilanti ; Mr. W. L. Webber, East 

 Saginaw; President Abbot, Agricultural College; Prof. M. Miles, Agricul- 

 tural College ; Prof. A. J. Cook, Agricultural College; Prof. W. J. Beal, Agri- 

 cultural College; Mr. F. A. Gulley, Dearborn; Mr. A. G. GuUey, Dearborn ; 

 Mr. H. Dale Adams, Galesburg; Mr. E. Buel, Kalamazoo; Mr. B. G. Buel, 

 Little Prairie Eonde ; Messrs. Wood, Ives, and Eowe, Mason ; Mr. W. W. 

 Baxter, Mr. H. B. Chapman, Mr. S. J. Watkins, Mr. K P. Brockway, Hillsdale 

 county; Dr. Owen, Messrs. Dean, Sigler, and Colhir, Adrian; Mr. Charles 

 Ilgenfritz, Monroe; Mr. J. M. Sterling, Monroe; Mr. A. 0. Hyde, Marshall; 

 Mr. N. Chilson, Battle Creek ; Mr James Satterlee, Greenville ; Mr. J. Kerr, 

 Eagle; Mr. A. C. Glidden, Paw Paw; Mr. H. P. Ilauford, Bristol, Indiana; 

 Mr. J. A. Davis, Marshall; Senator Mitchell, Grand Traverse ; Mr. D. T. Fox, 

 Kalamazoo; Mr. N. E. Smith, and Mr. Le Valley, of Ionia, and very many of 

 the citizens of Lansing and adjoining towns. 



Hon. J. Webster Childs was called to the chair. The committee on fruits 

 was then announced: D. E. Waters, of Spring Lake; B. G. Buell, of Little 

 Prairie Eonde; H. E. Bidwell, of South Haven. 



The first paper read was by T. T, Lyon on "New Varieties." He gave the 

 history of nev/ and promising varieties of fruit. 



Prof. W. J. Beal, of the Agricultural College, delivered a lecture on 



PRUNING APPLE TREES. 



The lecture was illustrated by charts. The following is a brief abstract : 

 There are advocates for all kinds of pruning, for high tops and for low tops, 

 and for not pruning at all seasons of the year. It is important that the boys 

 have a good example, for they generally follow the practice of their fathers or 

 neighbors. It is better to prune too little than too much. Keep a central 

 stem from which numerous branches are allowed to remain not less than eight 

 inches apart from center to center. This will prevent bad notches, which are 

 liable to split down. Thin out the small limbs at the outside of the tree, 

 instead of the larger limbs near the trunk. Keep the top thin, then the lower 

 limbs will not die on account of shade. Cut limbs off close, but none larger 

 than an inch in diameter. It is better to cut off two or three or more small 

 limbs to check a large branch than to remove the branch itself. Prune when 

 the tree is not frozen or growing, except pruning or rubbing off new growth. 

 To change the height and shape of a tree begin when the tree is young and 

 make the change gradually. Too many prune in a bad manner, worse than 

 none at all. The majority of Michigan orchards are poorly and improperly 

 pruned. 



Mr. James Satterlee, of Greenville, a graduate of the Agricultural College, 

 read a valuable paper upon 



NEATNESS AND ORDER. 



He referred to the fact that neatness and order are more characteristic of 

 the banker's and merchant's business than of the farmers, and urged the 

 importance of his theme. He thought education and social refinement the 



