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" The co]lectirtri<3 of fruits on r xliibiti^^ii are .better than we had anticipated 

 moeiitii; at tiio cl <s ' of tlio aumaier, which had been marked by disastrous 

 fros^MS, riiv;i2:o.s of iasi'iT,-!, and uuprop! lions seasons. Some favored sections 

 bavi; fS';i,]i((l tJies'c iiiisfirf iinr'^ and come with the net results of their har- 

 vests t, • ortiiiu'-'it tlie r t,l>l«js! of the exhibition. 



" Wo a\»ard tiar W" id r silver tnedal to the Michigan State Horticultural 

 Society for the splendid di^pliy made up by the following associations: The 

 Ilortii-alturf^l So^i'^-riog of Monroe, Ailegan, Kent, Ingham, Washtenaw, Grand 

 Travtrse, B'sn/ae,. Oct-ana aivl Kalamazoo counties, the South Haven Pomo- 

 logical Soc;iety ami George L. Burrowr^ & Co , of Saginaw." 



Bv ri'<^nest. T. 'I'. Lyou, of South Haven, contributed a paper entitled 

 ** ' ho A'litpta'ion of the S.iils aud Ulimate of Michigan to the Production of 

 the Finer Va ieties of Fruits." The substance of this paper appears in the 

 portirnis of this history devoted to the climatoloory of the the State. 



It ni'V proj rr y TeHiated tl at the Illinois Horticultural Society became 

 so t»v (lis((nir;ij!<<l at tho proju-ct for a full exhibition of fruits that they 

 vft'Yv induced to sin-nMuh-r a portion of the space at first placed at their dis- 

 posal, only to find th.it the wh' le would have been insufficient. They are 

 uudi'isood to liavt! i)ooic.il y withheld their om • xhibition on discovery of 

 tiii? faci in nril<-r to ntfard ih.' host fa(^iiitio.s possible to others. As it was, 

 fiillv half the fruit fr. m iEiuhigaii f tiled toiiod space for its display. 



The State Legislature had appropiiated $1,000 to meet the expense of col- 

 lecti'g th" frnira aud making the exhibit, but so economically was the busi- 

 iT ss conducted that above one-half this sum was returned to the State treas- 

 ur '. 



The jnedal awarded was duly received and placed in the State Library at 

 Lansing. 



On ■optembor 13ih to 17th, 1875, the State Pomological Society again 

 held its iinnuiil fair, in connection with that of the State Agricultural Society, 

 at Eas^t S.igitiaw. 



This exhibit was the most extensive heretofore made by the Pomological 

 Society, cotnprisniT »loven hundred and ninety-two entries. The display 

 filled Ilorcicnltural Hall ami •verflowed largely into two others, aud the pre- 

 miujns awarded con^idorahly exceeded the $1,500 appropriated for such pur- 

 pose. All V* ere however, fully paid. 



The influence of the r- eerily established ru^es respecting nomenclature, 

 excluding from competition all spurious and unnamed fruits, and the offer 

 of prorniums for (correct notnenc ature, were now becoming manifest, with 

 the effect to Considerably simplify and diminish the labors of awarding com- 

 mittees. 



The annual meeting on December 7th to 9th, 1875, was held at Jackson. 

 In the abseni'e of President Purrnelee, \V. L. Webber was called to the chair. 



By request, this socie y h id made up a collection of fruits from the State 

 fair at Saginaw, which 'hey hnd placed in charge of C. A. Ilgenfritz, of 

 Monroe, avUo placed them "U exhibition at the Indiana State fair at Indian- 

 apolis, where they rece ved fourteen awards amounting to $155, together 

 with the same number of diplomas. ♦ 



Mr. Ilgenfritz having refused to accept anything above his actual expenses, 

 the executive board adopted the following resolutions: — 



Resolved, That this board accept with many thanks the generous donation of fruits 

 unade by the agent of the Michigan State Pomological Society, Mr, Ilgenfritz, of Mon- 



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