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Mr. C. H. Wigglesworth suggested that he probably destroyed many by bury- 

 ing them. 



Mr. ]Sr. Phillips explained that in the orchard to which Mr. Bailey referred 

 the hogs had not been turned in until after the grass was mowed, or nearly 

 got its growth, which Avas after the first brood had escaped from the small ap- 

 ples, and too late to do much good. He once picked up the small apples 

 which fell from a large orchard, and put them in a bin, intending to feed them 

 out. After a few days he tried to lift the cover, but could not without using 

 as much force as if it were tightly nailed down. He found the crevices of the 

 boards packed full of the worms forming cocoons, and so firmly cemented to- 

 gether by these that he could hardly separate them. They had gnawed the 

 boards a great deal. He was satisfied from this that the first brood matured 

 early enough to work in the balance of the crop, so that if we would destroy 

 these, we would save the later fruit. 



The Secretary read an article from the report of the State Society, which 

 stated that a Mr. Brown, of Benton, Mich., had ex])erienced great benefit by 

 tying bandages of cloth about the trees early in the season, removing them 

 once a week, and destroying the worms by rnnning the cloth through a clothes 

 wringer. 



Mr. L. H. Bailey exhibited specimens of Kubicon apples from the orchard of 

 Mr. Briggs, of Arlington. The exceedingly beautiful red color, the very 

 smooth skin, the firmness, crispness, and rich flavor of these apples, was re- 

 markable. 



South Haven, Feb. 10, 1873. 



Statements in regard to fruit prospects for the coming season were the order 

 of the evening. 



The Secretary stated that he examined his peach buds carefully on the 7th 

 instant, taking twigs from a foot to eighteen inches long. He inspected every 

 bud about two-thirds of the way from the base of the twig, fifty buds each of 

 several varieties, and found alive, of Crawford's Early, 30 per cent; of Hales' 

 Early, 73 per cent; of Barnard's Early, 90 per cent; of Jaque's Rareripe, 46 

 per cent. ; of Stanley's Late, 90 per cent. If only one-third of these buds de- 

 velop peaches, from one-third to one-half ought to be pulled off. His trees 

 are from three to five years set, and on clay loam soil, under-drained. 



Mr. H. E. Bidwell stated that his vineyard made a good showing. Of some 

 varieties there was not a bud injured, while the most tender native variety, the 

 loua, showed for a fine crop. Of the Kittatinuy blackberry, the majority of 

 the canes were not injured. His Rockport cherry buds (a tender variety) were 

 all right. 



Mr. A. E. Voorhees had only examined a few of his peach trees. He found 

 a large per cent of his Crawfords good, and the Sweetwater nearly all good. 

 His pear trees looked bright and all right. 



Mr.N. Phillips had inspected a variety of two-years-old peach trees and found 

 plenty of good fruit buds on them. 



Mr. D. B. Williams had only examined some trees near his house, and found 

 of Hale's and Barnard's Early nine in ten alive. He had just visited Lima 

 and Kendallville, Ind., there the peach buds were all killed and the wood -of 

 some trees frozen back considerable. 



