378 GENERAL HISTORY. 



To A. K. Montague, Traverse City, apple orchard for profit, 2d premium. 

 To Joha Alliston, Old Mission, apple orchard 25 or more trees, 1st premium. 

 To Reynolds & Tracy, Old Mission, specimen apple orchard, 1st premium. 

 To Geo. Parmelee, Old Mission, ten aci'es pear orchard, 1st premium. 

 To J. B. Burney, Old Mission, plum orchard in bearing, 1st premium. 

 To E. H. McCallum, Old Mission, plum orchard 4 years old, 2d premium. 

 To Geo. Parmelee, Old Mission, Elton cherry orchard, 1st premium. 

 To Geo. Parmelee, Old Mission, Eug. Morel lo orchard, 2d premium. 

 To Geo. Parmelee, Old Mission, 7 acres red raspberries, 1st premium. 



In May, 1876, Geo. Parmelee of Old Mission contributed a collection of 

 apples, the growth of 1875. to the opening display of the Michigan Pomologi- 

 cal Society at the Centennial Exposition at Philadelphia. 



At the general display of northern fruits at that exposition in September 

 and October, contributions were furnished by J. G. Ramsdell of Traverse City, 

 George Parmelee, W. W. Tracy, William Marshall, H. K. Brinkman and 

 others of Old Mission. 



The Centennial judges of pomology reported as follows, so far as this 

 county is concerned : 



" Peninsular Farmers' Club of Grand Traverse county, Michigan: Peaches, 

 apples, and pears. Of the last two we have to speak in terms of the highest 

 praise. The Bartlett pears were not as large as are often grown, but were of 

 a clear lemon color, with brilliant scarlet on the sunny side and with a deli- 

 cious aroma. The Flemish Beauty pears were very highly colored, and meas- 

 ured ten and three-quarters and eleven and one-half inches. Among the apples. 

 Porter measured ten and three quarters inches by eleven inches around. 

 Spice Sweet, twelve inches; Oldenburgh, eleven and one-half inches; Red 

 Astrachan, ten and three-quarters inches, and very beautiful. Taking the 

 whole collection, it was very meritorious." 



In 1877 premiums were awarded by the orchard committee: 



To Geo. Parmelee, Old Mission, for pear orchard, 1st premium. 



To J. G. Ramsdell, Traverse City, for bearing plum orchard, Ist premium. 



To Geo Parmelee, Old Mission, for bearing cherry orchard, 1st premium. 



To Reynolds & Tracy, Old Mission, for plat of rasjjberries, 1st premium. 



The committee in their report commend the pear orchard of Judge Rams- 

 dell, consisting of forty trees, planted from three to six years since, consist- 

 ing of White Doyenne, Angouleme, Buffum, Seckel, Bartlett, Flemish 

 Beauty and Louise Bonne, of Jersey. 



The pear orchard of Geo. Parmelee consisted of eleven hundred trees, 

 consisting of Bartlett, Flemish Beauty, Anjou, Sheldon, Lucrative and a few 

 each of White Doyenne, Summer Doyenne, Clapp's Favorite, Winkfield, Law- 

 rence and Easter. The committee commended it as ''The finest pear 

 orchard they have seen in Michigan." 



Reynolds & Tracy, of Old Mission, have pear orchards containing about 

 twelve hundred trees. Many of them set two or more years ago. They 

 have, so far, found some of the varieties hardy in the following j^roportions: 

 Clapp's Favorite, 95 per cent; Flemish Beauty, 80 per cent; Bartlett, 70 

 per cent; Howell, 70 per cent; Clairgeau, 70 per cent; Winter Nelis, double 

 worked, 20 per cent; Bosc, double worked, 33 per cent; Giffard, 35 per cent; 

 Madelaine, 5 per cent. 



The plum orchard of J. G. Ramsdell contains seven hundred trees, all on 

 plum stocks. Two hundred have been planted six years; two hundred four 



