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In 1876 the display of fruits, the growth of the previous year, which 

 proved so highly creditable to the State, was contributed to from this county 

 by R. S. Fassett and C. Harrington, of Sandstone ; George Gavoit, Spring 

 Arbor, and H. W. Doney, Jackson. 



To these must be added A. A. Bliss and C. B. Kress, Jackson ; J. N. Peck, 

 Henrietta; Elijah Bemis and Robert Bradford, Sandstone; H. H. Daniels, 

 Blackman, and"'H. J. Crego, Liberty, who contributed to the grand final dis- 

 play of fruits in September and October. 



In 1874 the orchard committee of the State Pomological Society awarded 

 three first premiums to S. 0. Knapp, Jackson, for suburban ornamental 

 grounds, for collection of hardy flowering plants, and for a private plant 



house. 



Jackson county, according to the census of 1884, has of apple orchards 

 9,417 acres, 296,394 bearing trees, yielding in 1883 148.870 bushels of fruit. 



Peach orchards, 195 acres, 19,636 bearing trees, yielding in 1883 106 bush- 

 els of fruit. 



The value of orchard products of all kinds, sold or consumed, in 1883 was 

 $71,250. 



Vineyards, 17 acres: grapes sold in 1883, 10,665 pounds. 



wine made in 1883, 21 gallons. 



Nurseries, 32 acres; products sold in 1883, 11,728. 



Market garden products sold in 1883, $22,360. 



CALHOUN COUNTY. 



This county was set off by an act of the Territorial Legislature, approved 

 October 29th, 1829. 



The lands of the county were not offered for sale till October 30th, 1830. 

 There was much competition for the location of the land at Marshall, which 

 included the water privilege on Kalamazoo river at that place. This was 

 finally secured by Sidney Ketchum, who is recognized as the pioneer settler 

 of the county. 



The county was organized in pursuance of the Legislative Council of the 

 territory, which was given effect from and after April 1st, 1833. 



It was named Calhoun, from John C. Calhoun, of South Carolina, at that 

 time vice-president of the United States. 



The county seat was located at Marshall, by commissioners appointed by 

 Acting Governor Mason, who confined their action to proclamation, October 

 7th, 1831. 



There was much activity in the selection and purchase of lands at and 

 after the date of placing them in the market, and it seems quite certain that, 

 in very many cases, actual settlements were effected very soon thereafter, 

 altnough such fact remains in uncertainty, and the same is true of the 

 making of farm improvements, and especially of those of a horticultural 

 character. Although there is abundant occasion to suppose that the planting 

 of orchards, here as in other settlements, followed closely and generally 

 upon the opening of farms, the earliest orchard of which we have a definite 

 acccount is that of Robert Church, of Marengo, who settled in that town 



