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Mr. J. Pierce said he had examined a Keyport White peach tree iu his yard, 

 and found nine-tenths of the fruit buds alive. 



Mr. Clapp, who sent some specimens of Cook's Greening apple from 

 Chatham Center, Ohio, several v/eeks since, which were picked in October, 

 1871, and one of which is now in Mr. Bidwell's care, in good condition, was 

 asked to tell what he knew of it. He stated that his father in Ohio had one 

 tree about ten years old, a strong, thrifty grower. It bore young, and had 

 borne a good crop every year. Each crop had been kept until all other apples 

 were gone, before being used, and a part of each crop over a year. They had 

 kept them fifteen months on shelves in the cellar, without extra care, and used 

 them in good condition. A year from the time they were picked they would 

 pass for the new crop fresh gathered. They Avere not of first rate quality, but 

 of good size and very acceptable after other apples were gone. The apple is 

 of a pale, yellowish green color. 



Fruit prospects will be considered again next week, especially small fruits. 

 Take observations and report. 



South Haven, March 11, 1873. 



Notwithstanding the rain there was a good attendance of the members, 

 besides several gentlemen from neighboring towns. 



The question for the evening was " pruning and cultivation,'' but that the 

 visitors might have an opportunity to speak on other matters, strict attention 

 to the question v.-as waived by vote. 



Mr. E. L. Bonfoey, having during the day examined the buds in various 

 peach orchards hereabouts, was asked to state the results of his observations. 

 The sum of his statements is, that where the trees were poorly cultivated and 

 in a stinted condition, or on very wet, cold ground, he found an average of 

 about one-half the buds alive, and where the trees were vigorous and the wood 

 very bright the buds were injured very little ; of some varieties not more than 

 one-tenth being killed. 



Mr. L. I. Bragg, of the Kalamazoo nurseries, being requested to give his 

 experience iu orchard culture, stated that he had little experience in the culti- 

 vation of trees out of the nursery, but he considered that an orchard to suc- 

 ceed well should be cultivated thoroughly, the same as any other crop. 



Mr. A. J. Pierce stated that he had just examined his peach buds. He 

 looked at Early Crawfords, Early Barnards, and Morris White, and judged 

 that if one-tenth of the buds now alive made peaches there would be plenty. 

 His orchard was well cultivated. 



Mr. A. T. Penniman had to-day examined his orchard, and found his peach 

 trees in much better condition than he expected. Stanley's Late appeared 

 about as though we had had no winter; of Jacques Rareripe one-third v/ere 

 alive. His pear trees were not hurt a particle. 



Mr. D. Howard said he had lost some trees by leaving cavities about the 

 roots of the trees, after looking for borers in the fall ; these holes filled with 

 water which froze and killed the roots. He believed in cultivating orchards 

 thoroughly in the spring, commencing very early, so as to get an early growth, 

 and then to stop cultivating in time to allow the wood to ripen early. He 

 never knew of buds of well ripened wood to winter-kill here, and he had lived 



