WEST MICHIGAN FRUIT GROWERS' SOCIETY. 



103 



Thursday Evening Sessioji. 



The proceedings of Thursday evening began with a grand anthem, " Make 

 a joyful noise unto the Lord," sung by eight voices, accompanied by about as 

 many brass pieces from the cornet band. It was a unique combination which 

 gave fine effect to the impressive words and music. 



FRUIT STATISTICS OF THREE COUNTIES. 



Senator Monroe brought before the meeting statistics of peach growing in 

 the counties of Allegan, Van Buren and Berrien, which he had procured from 

 the secretary of state. Although not of recent date they were the latest 

 obtainable at that time. They show that every township in Allegan county 

 had bearing trees and a crop in 1883 ; one town in Van Buren had neither 

 and four others had trees and no fruit ; and only five in Berrien had both and 

 the crop was very slight. As matter for future reference we subjoin the 

 tables in full : 



COUNTY OF ALLEGAN. 



Townships. 



Allegan 



Casco 



Chesliire.... 

 Clyde 



Dorr 



Fillmore 



Ganges 



Gun Plain . . 



Heath 



Hopkins.... 

 Laketown . . 

 Lee 



Leigh ton... 



Manlius 



Martin 



Monterey... 



Otsego - 



Overisel 



Pine Plains. 

 Salem 



Saugatuck . 

 Trowbridge 



Watsoa 



Wayland... 



Total.... 



Bushels. 

 1883. 



8.471 



14,866 



2,165 



9,240 



769 

 727 



46,917 

 348 



2,067 



1,704 



3,811 



188 



110 



19,761 



311 



9,603 



366 



hOO 



2,039 



1,311 



43,330 



1,230 



2.304 



411 



172,849 



