134 STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



She has a thousand miles of shore, 

 Perhaps 'tis less — it may be more, 

 Which need no fences there about 

 To keep stock in, or stray ones out. 

 Now why not take the advice we give, 

 In Michigan, to come and live? 



Where inland lakes on highland plane 

 By hundreds laugh in glad refrain; 

 There shiners you may catch with joy. 

 Like father caught, when but a boy. 

 These charms, with others, we might give; 

 In Michigan, come, fish, and live. 



And fruits, well say, these great fresh seas 

 Temper the winds to soothing breeze 

 That shield the bud and save the bloom 

 For happy wife and thrifty groom 

 These fruits you'll have to sell and give. 

 In Michigan's the place to live. 



And best of all, the people here 



Will welcome you with help and cheer; 



So you will find 'twill surely pay 



To say, right now, we'll go that way 



'Mongst friends that good advice did give. 



And in grand Michigan we'll live. 



Rochester, Mich., Jan. 12, 1912. 



VARIETY l.IST FOR MICHIGAN. 



T. A. PARRAND^ EATON RAPIDS. 



In looking over this list the reader must take into consideration the 

 fact that the valne of this or that variety de])ends somewliat upon the pur- 

 pose for Avhich it is wanted, and also very much upon local or long dis- 

 tance markets. The list must necessarily be long to cover all conditions 

 and the different sections of the state and those varieties should be chosen 

 which have the characteristics most desirable for the puri)ose for which 

 they are being planted. The refommended variety list is also subject 

 to change more or less as the years go by. The popular variety of today 

 may not be such ten years hence. 



The lists should be divided, one list being for market purposes and 

 one for home use. The list for home use should contain those varieties 

 best adapted for cooking and dessert purposes and should cover the 

 season. Some of the desirable characteristics for market fruits are 

 hardiness of tree and early bearing tendencies, high color, reasonably 

 firm in texture, coupled with good quality if possible. 



APPLES. 



Wliy should we in Michigan plant varieties of good quality, elimin- 

 ating varieties of the Ben Davis tyi)e? For the very reason that we 

 cannot compete Avith many other sections, where this is a standard 



