REPORTS OF AUXILIARY SOCIETIES. 369 



ALLEGAN COUNTY POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



REPORTED BY SECRETARY LA FLEUR. 



OFFICERS FOR 1886. 



President — H. G. Buck. 

 Vice-President — Wm. Peet. 

 Secretary — G. H. La Fleur. 

 Treasurer — A. Wood. 



This society has held monthly meetings during the year. During the 

 winter months the meetings have been held at the office of Allen Wood in the 

 Tillage of Allegan. During the warm weather the meetings have been held 

 at farm houses in the surrounding towns, and occasionally we meet at some 

 Grange hall in the different towns. The ladies in the surrounding community 

 furnish refreshments, when the meetings are held at the halls. When held at 

 farm houses all who attend take with them a basket of lunch which is placed 

 upon tables in house or under the trees. In this manner the forenoon and 

 especially the dinner hour is spent in a very enjoyable manner. The discus- 

 sions are held during the afternoon. We have had very few papers read dur- 

 ing the past season. The discussions have taken the form of short talks by 

 members and persons present, upon topics called out by the question box. 

 Many of the topics have been of local interest only, nevertheless they have 

 been quite interesting and instructive to those in attendance. 



I append short accounts of two of these meetings. 



August Meeting. 



The meeting was held at the farm residence of M. T. Smith, in the town of 

 Hopkins. The weather was cool and pleasant. By 10 A. m., a large number 

 of members were present, with a delegation from the Wayland society. The 

 forenoon was spent in examining the orchard and vineyard and other objects 

 of interest about the farm. This farm consists of 80 acres, and is well adapted 

 to fruit growing and mixed farming. Upon an elevated part of the farm there 

 is a peach orchard, consisting of 300 trees; also a grapery of 2,000 vines, 

 mostly Concords, with some Delaware, Worden, Hartford, Niagara, Pockling- 

 ton, and several other varieties on trial. 

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