98 GENERAL HISTORY 



meeting of December 2d to 4th, 1879, T. T. Lyon, C. R. Coryell and E. F. 

 Guild were designated a committee to review the constitution and by-laws and 

 report at the February meeting such additions and amendments as they shall 

 deem desirable. 



A statement having been received from ex-Treasurer Adams, respecting his 

 indebtedness to the society, it was determined to continue the matter in Mr. 

 Gibson's hands, and he was instructed, in case of non-payment, to proceed to 

 collect of Mr. Adams and his bondsmen. 



Judge Ramsdell announced that the sum of SoO was in the hands of his 

 brother, T. J. Ramsdell, of Manistee, subject to the order of the society. 

 The thanks of the society were tendered for the same and the secretary was 

 instructed to draw an order for the same, it being the amount of an appro- 

 priation by the county in consideration of volumes sent there by the State 

 Pomological Society. 



In response to a question by Professor Beal, Mr. N. Chilson, chairman of 

 the business committee, stated that 8320 of the life membership fund and 

 something over $180 of the general fund was yet in Mr. Adams' hands. 

 Mr. Adams' bondsmen were good and the indebtedness was considered safe, 

 although the society had so far been unable to secure its payment. 



The winter meeting of the State Pomological Society occurred at Hills- 

 dale, in conjunction with that of the Hillsdale County Agricultural Society, 

 on February 11th to 13th, 1880, upon the invitation of the latter society. 



On the afternoon of Wednesday, at the first session, a letter was read from 

 Nathan Shotwell, Concord, Jackson county, on the planting and care of the 

 orchard, the warfare with insects, the protection of birds and other kindred 

 matters. 



"How to Enhance the Value of a Farm to Sell or to Keep" was the subject 

 of a paper read by Alexander Hewett, of Hillsdale. The paper and the sub- 

 sequent discussion involved many considerations of importance alike to agri- 

 culture and horticulture. 



A committee of the Pomological Society, which had been appointed at the 

 annual meeting to revise its constitution and by-laws, and in connection with 

 the acceptance of the report, the proposal to change the name of the society 

 was discussed informally. 



The secretary was instructed to give notice of the submission of the revised 

 constitution and by-laws at the next meeting. 



• On Tuesday evening the chair was occupied by President Smith of the 

 Agricultural Society. 



Invitations were received from South Haven and also from Ann Arbor for 

 the Pomological Society to hold its next meeting at those places. 



Mayor Whelan welcomed the society to Hillsdale in a short but appropri- 

 ate address, which was responded to by President Lyon, of the Pomological 

 Society. 



*' The Best Means to Perpetuate the Growth of the Society" was the subject 

 of an address by W. K. Gibson, of Jackson, in which he developed the plan 

 of organizing auxiliary societies in the several fruit counties of the State, as 

 a means of practically localizing the State society in each county. 



T. T. Lyon followed the above with an address on " Evergreens for the 

 Farm," to be employed as windbreaks, for which he suggeted white, Austrian 

 and Scotch pines, our native hemlock and Norway spruce. Also for screens 

 and similar purposes arbor vitaj, red cedar and hemlock. 



