FOURTH AI^^NUAL MEETIISTG AT PAW PAW, 



DEO. 7-9, 1887. 



The fourth annual meeting of the society was held at Paw Paw, commenc- 

 ing Wednesday evening, the ?th, and continuing until Friday noon, the 9th 

 of December. The committee on arrangements and reception had made pro- 

 vision for the entertainment of members and visitors in attendance at the 

 meeting, and also secured the court-house for the society. 



At 7.30 P. M. President Phillips called the meeting to order. The exer- 

 cises of the evening opened with singing and instrumental music by a select 

 choir, which added much to the pleasure of the evening and was highly appre- 

 ciated by the audience. This was followed by prayer by the Rev. Pellister. 

 0. W. Kowland, editor of the True Northerner, delivered an address of wel- 

 come, which was responded to by Secretary LaPleur, in the absence of C. L. 

 Whitney, of Muskegon, who had been appointed to the task. Further 

 remarks of the same order were made by Messrs. H. Dale Adams, of Gales- 

 burg, and Joseph Lannin, of South Haven. 



President Phillips delivered his annual address, reviewing briefly the work 

 of the society from the beginning, and urging perseverance in the well doing 

 so auspiciously begun. 



The remainder of the session was occupied with reports of the apple crop 

 of 1886, which was stated to have been of average quantity and quality, or 

 better than that. 



Tliursday Morning Session. 



At the Thursday morning session the secretary's report was read and ac- 

 cepted. The president named the following committees : 



Resolutions — J. G. Kamsdell of South Haven, H. E. Blackman of Allegan, 

 C. J. Monroe of South Haven. 



Fruit — W. A. Brown of Benton Harbor, H. Ray of Watervliet, A. H. 

 Smith of Paw Paw. 



Miscellaneous — H. Dale Adams of Galesburg, W. A. Smith of Benton 

 Harbor, W. B. Andruss of Allegan. 



The first topic considered was 



SOIL AND LOCATION SUITABLE FOR THE APPLE ORCHARD. 



W. A. Brown said he would first speak of some locations not adapted to 

 fruitgrowing. Most of the western and northwestern states, especially such 



