l»2 RTATl': llOKTUnM/riiK.M, SOCIETY. 



iM-'s \\'\{'o is rUvso io luM- Imsbjuul, slu^ is iutoit'stod in his work and she 

 stHV«^ <lu> rtuii (>r his <oil mikI rojoioos in (h(> sni'ivss of his iMl\>r(s. 



Mf. J. {]. I'"'r;nn'(\ ix sliMitMii of iho MirliiuMU Aiii-irulhiral (\)lh>jiv, 

 s|u>k»> of the hopcftil fuhn'o in sloro for Michigan horl icuUurisIs and «'s- 

 |H>»iaIlv (he i>ossi 1)11 Kit's in i( for lh(^ _vt>un_u- man of (odav >\ho wonhl 

 pri^jmro hinisolf io foUow it in((>IlimMili_v. 



Pr«>foss«>r lOnslai'c. also of (ho Aiiricnlinral ('olloi;o, jiavo an inltM't'st 

 inii talk on "Troachinj;" an<l rraclicinu." hriniiini; onl Iho idt^a and om 

 pliasi/iuji it (ha( in ordta* (o havo onr work olVootivo it ninst l>o dtMuon 

 siratoil (hai our du'oiios will work ou( in i>rao(iro. 



Hon. (\ ,]. Moi\r»H» of Sonlh llav(Mi. rt^spondod io th(> stMitimenl : "liijihls 

 in Michigan liorlifnlinn* w^liininj;" omm* (horo." llt> said in part :- - 



"J. (\ llolnu's of l>(>tn)it was Iho svcrotarv of (ho lirst Statt> llorti- 

 rnUnral Siu'iol.v in tho liftirs. kh» \\ as a r(>ad.\ writer and ploasinj; talk 

 cr. M. A. (\ was forlnnau* in haviut;- his aiiivo otVorls in its establish 

 nn'nl, and ho was |lu> tirst st>rrotar.v and had rharuo of tho Uortionltnral 

 l>oi>ai-lmonl and was an all nniinl assistant. Tho old (\>llt\m' bo.vs n\u\- 

 ilv rooall his mMiial and holpfnl oonipaniimship. In ilio sovontios this 

 sooitMv ai>|toini(Ml him with S.. (K Knapp of Jaokson. w lu> was an aotivt^ 

 nuMulHM' o( (ho S(a(<> l-'air lH>ard in its oarlv davs, and flndgo II. ti. NNolls 

 o( Kalama/.oo, who was prominont in nnmv pnblio and private ai'tivitios. 

 a o»Mumi(tot* (o in\t*s(iii-;i((> tlu> vtdlows. Thoy forinulattMl a nnnd>or of 

 (pu>s(ii>ns stMidinii" (Inan o\i( \o maiiv whom (hov thon^ht wmUd lako pains 

 to answor and itH'oi\od many n^plios whii-h tlu\v briofoil in an olaborato 

 rojnnt to tho s(>oioty. It is publishod in tho stH'ioty rojH^rt o( ISTo and 

 is wt>ll wt>r(h pornsal. luvt i>uly for tho \alnablo inl\>rn\a(it>n. but as 

 showinu' tho ann>nnt o( W(>rk dono for tho sooioty without pay t'or timo 

 and o\p<Misos. 



T. T. l.yon was tho fonn«lor of tho l". S. snb station at Sonth llavon, 

 IMvsidoni oi this st>oio(y for many yoars, a pivoiso talkor anil a oarofnl 

 writor. llo had an inita-nalional irpntation and w as* rogardotl as an 

 anihoriiy ou Uortionltnral mattoi-s. 



Samn»^l I'nllor was (ho sooioty's (Irst (ivasmvr, a hnstlor t\>r niomlnn's 

 and a U^nlor in omitribntins; to its tlnanoial siuooss. 



Vvoi'. .Vsa >N". Slay ton was (ho sooio(y's tivasnivr for a nnndnM' of yoars. 

 lb' was trnsty and faithful and always witty. His most praotioal sor- 

 vioos to (ho siH'iofy woiv in askinj; innMiiunit «pu^s(ions. sdrring up dis- 

 oussiims. ami siivinu' (orso answoT-s (o thovso put to him. 



l>onjamin Hathaway was a frt\)nont writor on orohard ami farm 

 ti>pios and (ho sluuU< ami t>rnamontal (nn^s. shrubs ami tlowors about 

 his farm anil homo attostod his U>vt» for rural lifo. 



NNilliam Kowt^ was a iH^pnlar and liberal oontributor to hortioultural 

 lit(M-a(uro. \\k' was (ho father of Ueo. K. Kowe who answoi-oil the th*st 

 toas(. Jndiiv Kamsdell of 'rravei*se (.'ity and a eonsin o( (he same name 

 at St>u(h Haven woiv piornHM-^^ in tho nursery and orohard proiluodou 

 atul liave liberally of (heir time for the furtheraneo of fruit uivwini;. 



.Vmouii the pioneer fruit u,n>wei-s who havo passed on. leaving ]>raeti- 

 eal examples of ln»r(iouliural work anil neiu"hlH>rlv advioe were Levi 

 l.ootjus. HarristM\ Hu(ehit\s, W. A. Snutli. ami A. S. Hyoknian. The lat- 

 \ov. btvause of (he lariio amount of ivaehes he raised, eanuxl the title 

 oi "IVaeh Kiuix" of Miohiiian and held it fi»r several yeai^s. Two who 

 have itvondy ^vissod on aiv VMward Hawley ami .Vloxander Hamil- 



