REPORTS OF DISTRICT AND LOCAL SOCIETIES. 34B 



We further recommend that no fruitgrower adopt or encourage the manufacture of 

 any smaller " climax " basket and urge no manufacturer to make smaller sizes than the 

 above. 



We also recommend continuing the use of the standard one half and bushel basket 

 for shipment of peaches, and that w'e deprecate the cutting down of the present size. 



An amendment was adopted to the effect that the package shall go with 

 the fruit, and adopted the wine measure quart as the measure for small 

 fruits. The report as amended was then unanimously adopted. 



A paper on "Fine and superior fruit for market" was read by A. Adams 

 of Shelby, and a general discussion of "Transportation and marketing of 

 fruit" followed. "Peach culture" was the subject of an interesting paper 

 read by C. M. Sheffek of South Haven. He advocated the cultivation of 

 the soil and the matter was made the subject of a long discussion, in which 

 many of the members took part. 



The committee on fruit reported the receipt from growers of eleven 

 varieties of apple and two varieties of grape. 



Judge Russell, as chairman of the committee on resolutions read a peti- 

 tion asking congress to establish a road department in Washington where 

 students could be trained in road-making in connection with the agricult- 

 ural department. The committee was of the opinion that the petition did 

 not embody the requirements of farmers in the matter of roads, and was 

 also of the opinion that there was as much liklihood that congress would 

 be struck by lightning as that it would grant such a request. The follow- 

 ing resolutions were then submitted: 



Resolved, That the urgent demands of fruitgrowers, as well as all other classes of 

 producers, require a change in our state laws that shall provide us with adequate 

 improvements in our system of public highways. 



Resolved, That the West Michigan Fruitgrowers' association and the Grand River 

 Valley Horticultural seciety, in joint meeting assembled, respectfully urge upon the 

 members of our State legislature the importance of enacting such laws as shall be 

 necessary to meet their generally admitted needs. 



Resolved, That the secretary of this meeting be instructed to forward a copy of 

 these resolutions to the secretaries of the State legislature when they assemble. 



Resolutions of thanks to the Grand River society, the local press, and 

 others for courtesies extended, were also submitted. All the resolutions 

 were unanimously adopted. 



A short recess was then taken and the West Michigan Fruitgrowers' 

 society then proceeded to ballot for officers. 



After some further discussion of fruit and methods of growing it, the 

 meeting adjourned. 



WASHTENAW COUNTY HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



OFFICERS FOB 1898. 



President — W. F. Bird. 



Vice-Presidents — Wm. McCreary, O. R. L. Crozier. 



Recording Secretary — Jacob Ganzhorn. 



Corresponding Secretary — A. A. Crozier. 



Treasurer — John H. Almanu. 



Executive Committee — E. Baur, H. C. Mark ham, J. C. Sohbnk. 



Botanist — Prof. V. M. Spaulding. 



Entomologist — Prof. J. B. Steere. 



Hygienisi — Dr. V. C. Vaughan. 



