MICHIGAN STATE POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 275 



REPORT OF PREMIUMS AWARDED BY THE STATE POMO- 

 LOGICAL SOCIETY. AT THE UNION FAIR. 



DIVISION A — ORCHARDS AND GARDENS. 



Plymouth, November 22, 1871. 

 Hon. J. P. Thompson, President Michigan State Pamological Society : 



Dear Sir: — The undersigned, committee on orchards and 

 gardens, respectfully submit the following report : 



With the large number of classes with entries submitted to 

 their examination, scattered oyer the entire State, so much 

 time was required for the examinations that it was found 

 impossible to keep the committee together for that purpose. 

 This proved so serious a difficulty that an assignment of a por- 

 tion of the Avork to sub-committees was found indispensable. 



This was found to be especially necessary with the entries 

 for the premiums oflFered by N. P. Husted of Lowell, which 

 were found to be scattered over a territory somewhat difficult 

 of access ; hence, as we are informed, the board have relieved 

 us of these cases, by placing them in charge of another 

 committee. 



A large number of the entries, particularly of peaches and 

 grapes, were found to be in the vicinity of Spring Lake and 

 Fruitport, upon lands but newly cleared, and we can hardly 

 speak too highly of the thoroughness and energy of those who 

 have, mainly within the last three or four years, reduced these 

 lands from a state of nature to their present admirable state 

 of cultivation. Indeed, with very rare exceptions, the culture 

 seems to be of the most thorough and satisfactory character. 



The crops of most varieties of fruits were quite satisfactory, 

 if we consider the age of the plantations; indeed, the crop 



