622 STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Messrs. Geo. Hilton and H. W. Davis were appointed tellers and the vote, 

 as announced, elected the persons nominaied by the committee and thus that 

 report was adopted. 



The following was presented: 



REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON EXHIBIT. 



Yonr committee find on the tables a collection of four varieties of apples 

 from Geo. W. Sorter, of Kingston, Tuscola county, embracing Northern Spy, 

 Ben Davis, R. I. Greening and Talman Sweet, the varieties all in fine condi- 

 tion and color. 



S. M. Pearsall has one sample each of Northern Spy and Fameuse, the 

 latter a very fine specimen of the variety. 



Geo. P. Peffer, Pewaukee, Wisconsin, has a number of seedlings of his own, 

 one sample of the Russian varieties now being tested in this country, named 

 Rohke; also samples of Wealthy, Walbridge, Northwestern Greening and a 

 variety of crab, called the Gibb. 



While these are fair samples and no doubt will be of great importance in 

 his State, they are not such as would be used in chis State. Mr. Peffer is 

 entitled to great credit for the work he has done, and deserves the thanks of 

 the society for placing these varieties on exhibition. 



11. H. Hayes, of Talmadge, Ottawa county, shows some fair bunches of 

 the Niagara grape, part of a crop of 6 tons from 480 vines. 



While the bunches are very fine the keeping qualities are not as well shown 

 as we have been led to expect of this variety. This same fault, however, is 

 illustrated in many places and other varieties this year. 



We find on exhibition a case in which to ship berries. It is much like those 

 used east, where packages are returned, and is well adapted to the purpose, 

 but is hardly adapted to that portion of our State which has to use a gift 

 package, as it would be too expensive. 



A. G. Gully. 

 H. D. Cutting. 



The report was accepted and ordered printed in the proceedings of the 

 meeting. 



The committee on resolutions next reported and their report was adopted. 



Resolved, That the State Horticultural Society hereby expresses its obligations to the 

 Busiaess Men's Association of East Saginaw, and to Mayor Youmans, for the invitation 

 to meet in this city, and for the numerous courtesies which they have extended to the 

 society ; also, 



Resolved, That we are under obligations to the members of the Michigan Beekeepers' 

 Association for their hearty cooperation and participation in the sessions of the society ; 

 also, 



Resolved, That we extend our hearty thanks to Mr. Geo. P. Peffer, of Pewaukee, 



Wisconsin, for his very interesting display of new and little known varieties of apples ; 



and to Mr. H. II. Hayes, of Tallmadge, Michigan, for the exhibition of good specimens 



of Niagara grapes ; and to Mr. Geo. W. Sorter, of Kingston, and S. M. PearsaU, of 



Grand Rapids, for specimens of fruit. 



L. H. Bailky, 



C. A. Sessions. 



J. A. Pearce, 



Committee. 



