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late as September 21, for the Montgomery County Fair, and after the 

 fair was over have sent them to Secretary Goodman. The trees have 

 never been known to miss a crop. I consider it very valuable. 



Uthlout. — Is another apple out of the same lot of trees ; it is a very 

 fine early fall apple, of large size and good quality. The trees seem to 

 be hardy as well as productive. 



Hornett is a very fine fall apple, medium in size, yellow and very 

 .good ; it is highly valued by all that know them. The trees are very 

 hardy and bear well. 



Logan' s Late' — Also a seedling out of the same lot of seed. There 

 as but one tree in existence ; it stands now and always has in a hard 

 yard. The tree is now about 50 years old. I think that any tree that 

 can grow on such a place and get so old, can be considered very hardy. 

 The apples that I saw were medium to large, but neighbors tell me that 

 often they grow to be very large. • I think that this will prove to be a 

 very valuable apple, and can, I think, be yet improved to a great ex- 

 tent by getting young trees and cultivating them. 



Within the last few days another valuable apple was brought to 

 my notice. There is but one tree and it was grafted in 1817 by 

 one Aleck Davidson, who first brought cions from a valuable seedling 

 from Greenville county, South Carolina to Kentucky, where he grafted 

 a tree or two, from which cions were brought to this State, and a number 

 of trees were grafted in 1817; one of them is yet standing. I was also 

 informed that v/hen this tree was grafted the Bryan orchard (a few 

 miles distant) was bearing finely. I will watch this apple the coming 

 season and will report accordingly. 



The Secretary announced that there were present delegates from 

 the Iowa State Society: Geo. Van Houten, of Lenox, Iowa; from the 

 Indiana State Society, W. A. Workman, of Greencastle, Indiana ; from 

 the Kansas State Society, H. E. Van Daman, of Geneva, Kansas; and 

 they were all heartily welcomed to our society and invited to make 

 themselves at home in our midst, and take part in our deliberations as 

 •one of ourselves. 



Society adjourned until 7 p. m. 



WEDNESDAY, 7 p. m. 



Meeting called to order by the President and the regular order of 

 "business taken up. 



