126 GENERAL HISTORY. 



Why shake trees for curculio in the morning, as recommended by the books, 

 when the insects are doing their work only in the warm parts of the day ? 



George C. McClatchie, of Ludiugton, replied, *' To be sure the curculio 

 must have it warm enough so he is not numb, in order to pursue the object 

 of his life, still in the days of early summer he can get at business very early 

 in the morning. This past season, however, we have had remarkably cool 

 nights and are still having them, so the curculio remains quiet until the sun 

 is well up. During warm mornings it is best to be at the business of catch- 

 ing pretty early, while, in cool days the best success is had in the middle of 

 the day." 



Mr. Brown — In cool weather the Ransom chip process may supplement the 

 jarring process. 



Mr. Smith, of Benton Harbor, hal found a wet sheet preferable in the 

 middle of the day. He thought the curculio often a blessing by preventing 

 the trees from overloading. 



On Wednesday morning the first topic was '^ Transportation of Fruit." 



The secretary stated the following regulations to exist on the Illinois Cen- 

 tral Railroad, for shipments in car lots: 



1. A car load is 16,000 pounds or less. 



2. Consignor attends to loading cars. 



3. Railroad company sees that correct; weights are given, cars properly 

 locked and sealed and billed to person designated by shipper. 



By this method the owner looks after his own fruit, and if there is careless- 

 ness in handling it is his own fault. 



The secretary thought it was not advisable for the society to take action in 

 such a matter, but that this gathering of fruit growers was an appropriate 

 occasion for iis discussion. 



W. A. Brown — Local societies should do this. We have settled the ques- 

 tion in Berrien county and have such arrangements as we desire. 



On motion, EI. H. Holt, Muskegon; J. H. Sammons, Oceana, and W A. 

 Brown, Berrien were appointed a committee to take charge of this whole 

 matter. 



" The influence of Water on Our Climate " was the subject of a paper by 

 J. H. Sammons, of Sammons' Landing, who regarded their location on Point 

 Sable, jutting out far into Lake Michigan, as a very favorable one. The 

 paper elicited considerable discussion, and was followed by T. T. Lyon, with 

 a paper on "Wild Fruits and their Imnrovement," treating somewhat at 

 length upon the opportunities for the production of possibly valuable novel- 

 ties from these sources by subjecting them to artificial treatment, and to the 

 process of hybridizing. 



At the request of J. J. Hubbell, of Bsnzonia, '' Varieties for the North 

 Shore" were next discussed. He said: We are not old enough in Benzie 

 county to know just what we do want or what it is most desirable to have. 

 Yet, as the years come and go, leaving with us bits of experience, we are get- 

 ting at lists of varieties that seem best adapted to our climate. Of the Red 

 Canada, which is so much lauded in the southeast of our State, we have but 

 two bearing trees in our county, but we have done a good deal of topgrafting 

 to this sort. The Golden Russet stands at the top of the list for market. 



The county poniological society have framed the following list for family 

 purposes: — 



Summer — Early Harvest, Sweet Bough, Primate, Red Astrachan, Benoni, 

 American Summer. 



