30 GENERAL HISTORY. 



"I cannot close without again expressing my cordial thanks for the kind 

 attentions I everywhere received during my visit in your State, the second 

 week of October." 



The State Pomological Society held its November meeting at Grand Rap- 

 ids on tlie 7th of that month. 



The president recommended the procuring of a creditable form for a dip- 

 loma, to be given as a premium. This was approved and a committee was 

 appointed to carry it into elfect. 



An address was listened to from P. B. King, of Colorado, upon the climate, 

 soil and agricultural resources of tliat territory. 



Mr. Pratt, of Ionia, who had been appointed to award certain premiums 

 offered by Mr. Husted in connection with the Wagener apple, reported ver- 

 bally, but without a distinctive statement of awards made. 



In response to a previous request Judge Wells, of Kalamazoo, stated the 

 history of the Kalamazoo grape, as follows: It was so named here by Mr. 

 Davis. I brought it to this village some ten years since from the city of 

 Steubenville, Jefferson county, Ohio, where I found it in possession of Mr. 

 Dixon, who informed me that he had grown the parent vine from seed that 

 he knew had been taken from the Catawba. Within a few years after I ob- 

 tained it, the original vine was destroyed by fire. 



The proposal to insert the name of the exhibitor upon the entry card was 

 discussed and laid upon the table till the next meeting. 



The December meeting, being the annual meeting, was held at the society's 

 rooms at Grand Rapids. 



The following were elected officers of the society for the ensuing year: — 



J. P.Thompson, Grand Rapids, president. 



Henry Holt, Hunter Savidge, George Parmelee, T. T. Lyon, E. P. Kelsey, 

 Joseph Bray, B. Hathaway, I. E. Ilgenfritz, vice-presidents. 



C. J. Dietrich, Grand Rapids, secretary. 



S. L. Fuller, Grand Rapids, treasurer. 



N. P. Husted, Lowell; H. G. Light, Greenville; E. Bradfield, Ada; G. W. 

 Dickinson, Grand Rapids; C. S. Fassett, Spring Lake; W. I. Blakely, Grand 

 Rapids, executive committee. 



The question respecting the appearance of the exhibitor's name upon entry 

 cards at fairs being under consideration, on motion of ^Ir. E. Bradfield it 

 was — 



Resolved, That at all future exhibitions of this society the name of the 

 article exhibited, with the name of the exhibitor and his place of residence, 

 with the name of the grower of the fruit, be displayed upon the entry card : 

 Provided, That when the entry is of a collection, the name of the exhibitor 

 be giveii as that of the collector, while the name of the grower shall be upon 

 each of the samples of fruit that make up such collection. 



After the disposal of routine business the society adjourned to the first 

 Tuesday in January, 1872. 



On January 2nd, 1872, the society met at Grand Rapids. Reports as to 

 the fruit prospects were generally favorable. Opinions as to what degree of 

 cold would kill the fruit buds of the peach differed greatly, varying from 

 10° to 23°. It was generally conceded, however, that much would depend 

 upon the condition of the trees at the time. The subject of atmospheric 

 drainage and of differences of temperature as the result of elevation was quite 

 fully discussed. 



