528 STATE HORTICURAL SOCIETY. 



issues iu farming. Ttiey have been plants of slow growth, but have blos- 

 somed and borne profitable fruit to all faithful workers in these pleasant 

 branches of agriculture. 



In the grand march of improvement and diversity Oakland county has 

 exhibited marked progress. The present season shows a large increase in the 

 production of apples, pears and small fruits, and the samples exhibited at the 

 county fair show advancement in the quantity of all classes of fruit. The 

 income from apples alone in this county will approximate, if not*exceed, 

 $200,000. 



If it were possible to add to this, other products of the soil of the orchards, 

 it would show an increase exceeding in value on the labor and capital invested, 

 almost any other crop the farmer produces. The large overstock of cereals, 

 with the contingent low prices, has prompted many farmers tc devote more 

 care and attention to frnit raising, and they are reaping their reward in better 

 general profits, secured by less labor and expense. 



The annual meeting for the election of officers will be Dec. 21, 1887. 



