WINTER MEETING, 1879. 7 



HARDY PEACHES. 



A coninuuiiciitioji was read from W. Asa Rowe, of Mason, Ingham county, 

 saying- that the county was not especially adapted to the growth of the peach, 

 but in certain locations this fruit might be grown with some promise. He 

 inquired if there was any diiforence in the hardiness of varieties. 



Several gentlemen replied. N. 11. Bitely said the Barnard and Hill's Chili 

 he considered a good deal more hardy than the Crawfords ; Hale's Early he 

 thought less tender than the peaches of the Crawford type. President Lyon 

 acquiesced in this statement. Prof. Beal said for Mr. Howe's location he would 

 recommend tlie growing of seedlings from pits of Hill's Chili or Barnard, as 

 these so often re})roduced themselves ; he believed this to be the true method 

 of securing hardy trees, and in this idea he thought he saw a promising plan 

 for circumventing tlie yellows. A package of peach buds from jSTathan Shot- 

 well, of Concord, Jackson county, and another from I. M. Selover, of Cold- 

 water, were referred to a committee consisting of Messrs. Lawton, Sherwood 

 and Mann, who reported enough buds alive to produce a crop in each set of 

 twigs. 



After the apj-jointment of the following committees, the meeting adjourned 

 until seven o'clock : 



Committee on Fruits — N. Chilson, Battle Creek; C. N. Merriman, Pentwater; H. C. 

 Sherwood, Vv'atervleit; S. B. Mann, Adrian; J. P. Thompson, Detroit. 



Committee on Besolutions — C. L. Whitney, Muskegon; AY. J. Beal, Lansing; I. M. 

 Selover, Cold water. 



Tuesday Evening Session, 



The evening meeting was called to order about seven o'clock, and there "was 

 a very fair attendance. The following list comprises the more prominent 

 fruit growers present : 



Allegan — M. B. Williams. 

 Barry — A. C. Town, Eugene Davenport. 

 Baij — B. F. Partridge. 

 Berrien — II. C. Sherwood. 

 Branch— I. M. Selover, E. Bidelman. 

 Calhoun — N. Chilson. 

 Eaton — Wm. Fowler. 



Crrand Traverse — W. W. Tracy, C. P. Aver}', W. D. Bagley. 

 Hillsdale — Brown Bros., A. Hewett. 



Ingham— W. C. Latta, L. H. Ives, O. Miller, L. B. Potter, G. W. Brown, W. Asa Rowe, 

 A. J. Cook, W. J. Beal, A. A. Sturgis. 

 Ionia— V{. D. Arnold, P. D. Sneathen, E. LeYalley, G. Ilosford, N. E. Smith. 

 Jackson — H. W. Doney, H. F. Thomas. 



Kalamazoo — George Taylor, W. H. Harrison, II. Dale Adams. 

 Kent—^. M. Pearsall, C. W. Garfield, A. B. Cheeney, M. B. Iline. 

 Lenawee — S. B. Mann. 



Muskegon — John Ruddiman, C. L. Whitney. 

 Oceana— G. N. Merriman. 



Saginaiv-'E. F. Guild, J. S. Estabrook, W. L. Webber. 

 Shiaioassee — D. T. Dewey. 

 Tuscola — William Johnson. 



Van Buren—T. T. Eyon, A. Chapman, N. II. Bitely, G. W. Lawton, Jas. E. Ferguson. 

 Washt€7iavj—J. Webster Childs. 

 Wayne— J. P. Tiiompson, R. F. Johnstone, E. W. CottreU. 



• The first topic of the evening was best form and arrangements for 



