FORTIETH ANNUAL REPORT. 



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Gaze, Geo. C, Fennville, R. 3. 

 Leiand, E. P., Fennville, R. 1. 

 Rickert, W. C, Douglas. 

 Taylor, Grace L., Fennville, R. 2. 

 Fabun, J. C., Bravo, R. 2. 

 Paquin, N., Bravo, R. 2. 

 Tourtellotte, D. D., Glenn. 

 Wedge, J. D., Allegan, R. 4. 

 Broe, P. H., Fennville, R. 3. 

 Herbert, Fred, Douglas. 

 Tillinghast, Clark, Douglas. 

 LaDick, Wm., Fennville, R. 1. 

 Funk, J. M., Bravo, R. 2. 

 Chapman, J. G., Fennville, R. 1. 

 Roblyer, Hiram, East Saugatuck, R. 1. 

 Hayes, Frank, Saugatuck. 

 Thompson, A., Saugatuck. 

 Kenter, Vern, Fennville, R. 1. 

 Kingsbury, E. E., Fennville, R. 1. 

 Rouse, W. E., Fennville, R. 1. 

 Kerr, Wm., Douglas. 

 Plummer, F. W., Fennville, R. 1. 

 Kitchen, M. W., Fennville, R. 1. 

 Weightman, C. B., Fennville, R. 1. 

 Cawthorp, F. S., Bravo, R. 2. 

 Clausen, H., Douglas. 

 Dreher, Adolph, Fennville, R. 2. 

 Turrell, W. J., Fennville. 

 Kibby, W. J., Fennville, R. 2. 

 Knox, A. R., Fennville, R. 1. 

 Kingsbury, A. O., Fennville, R. 3. 

 Hirner, John, Fennville, R. 2. 



Heinze, Emil, Fennville, R. 2. 

 Miller, Jesse L., Bravo, R. 2. 

 Roblyer, Chas., Bravo, R. 2. 

 Stevens, A. H., Bravo, R. 2. 

 Schrimger, David, Bravo, R. 2. 

 Symons, Chas., Bravo, R. 2. 

 Doming, J. F., Bravo, R. 2. 

 Dailey, Chran, Bravo, R. 2. 

 Repp, Lewis, Bravo, R. 2. 

 Wells, Henry, Bravo, R. 2. 

 Wright, Perry, Bravo, R. 2. 

 Wark, Will, South Haven, R. 6. 

 Clapp, Geo., Glenn. 

 Berry, John, Glenn. 

 Williamson, C. P., Bravo, R. 2. 

 Hamlin, W. M.. South Haven, R. 2. 

 Wolfgang, L. C, Bravo, R. 2. 

 Wadsworth, Jas., Fennville. 

 Stillson, W. B., Fennville, R. 1. 

 Howland, David, Fennville, R. 2. 

 Hoover, A., Fennville, R. 1. 

 Munger, R. C, South Haven, R. 2. 

 Weed, Mrs. Will, Fennville, R. 2. 

 James, Harvey, Bravo, R. 2. 

 Plummer, L. E., Fennville, R. 1. 

 Hilbert, Henry, South Haven, R. 2. 

 Smith, C. S., South Haven, R. 2. 

 Fabun, J. C, Bravo, R. 2. 

 Conrad, S. L., Bravo, R. 2. 

 Dean, G. D., Fennville, R. 1. 

 Armstrong, W. H., South Haven, R. 2. 



REVIEW OF PAST MEETINGS. 



The following resume of the annual address of Hon. D. W. Wiley, President of the 

 Saugatuck and Ganges Pomological Society, delivered January 5, 1895, presents some 

 mterestmg and valuable facts relating to the early history and work of the Society, to- 

 gether with somethmg of the local conditions of the fruit industry in its early years 



"This Society was first organized September 30, 1871, under an act of the State Legis- 

 lature for the incorporation of societies for the promotion of Pomology, Horticulture and 

 kindred sciences and arts. It was known for a number of years as the Lake Shore Agri- 

 cultural and Pomological Society, and continued to do business under this name until 

 some time in 1877, when it was changed to that of the Saugatuck and Ganges Pomological 



"Commencing the fall of 1872 the first fair ever held in western Allegan was arranged 

 for and held in the village of Douglas under the management of the Society " After 

 holding tliese fairs for three years they were discontinued on account of the lack of suit- 

 able buildings and grounds and other facilities which the Society with its limited means 

 was unable to provide. 



"At the time the Society came into existence fruit growing here in western Allegan 

 county was but imperfectly understood and in an undeveloped condition. The orchards 

 of those days were small and largely composed of apples, peaches having received but 

 little attention. About this time, however, there were a few quite extensive orchards 

 being planted to peaches. These orchards proved so successful that from that time to 

 the present the peach has been planted more largely than all the other fruits combined- 

 and judging from present indications large additions to the already extensive orchards 

 devoted to this fruit will be made the present season. At the time referred to above the 

 entire peach crop of this section would not have furnished a full load for one of our steam- 

 boats But then, as now, there were those among us who beheved the business to be 

 overdone From this small beginning this industry has kept on increasing until instead 

 ot a few hundred bushels we are producing and sending to market annually from three 

 to five million baskets, requiring some four hundred cars and not less than a dozen steam- 

 boats to transport them to market. Notwithstanding this wonderful increase that has 

 been going on in the production the demand for fine fruit, well grown and carefully and 

 honestly put up, has been equal to the supply, and should encourage our peach growers 

 to put forth^greater efforts in meeting this demand. In the development of this vast 



