FORTIETH ANNUAL REPORT. 



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MONTCALM HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 

 (Auxiliary to State Society.) 



OFFICERS. 



E. W. Lincoln 

 Wm. James - 

 R. M. Beardslee 

 Oscar C. Miller ] 



J. C. Thompson } - 



F. C. Clark J 



NEW MEMBERS. 



D. S. Seaman, Greenville. 

 H. N. Clement, Greenville. 

 John Nelson, Greenville, R. 5. 

 O. C. Miller, Greenville. 



E. W. Ranney, Greenville. 



F. W. Buniette, Morrice. 

 C. P. Teriy, Greenville. 

 John Kingen, Greenville. 

 R. C. Ecker, Greenville. 

 E. B. Slawson, Greenville. 



G. H. King, Greenville, R. 1. 



- President . 



Vice-President. 



Secretary-Treasurer. 



- Directors. 



OLD MEMBERS. 



Geo. Dean. 

 Ray Smith. 

 J. Bookey. 

 P. J. Lohr. 

 E. W. Lincoln. 

 A. J. Snyder. 

 Roy Potter. 

 Wm. James. 

 Lawrence Siple. 



E. S. Rowley. 



F. S. Clark. 



January 6, 1911, the above named officers and directors were elected for the ensuing 

 year. 



Meetings have been held about every two weeks throughout the winter in the Grange 

 hall at Greenville with a good average attendance of members and visitors. All the 

 branches of fruit growing have been discussed and studied with the greatest of care under 

 the able direction of E. W. Lincoln. 



Up until last year the orchards in this county with only two or three exceptions were 

 all practically neglected; systematic spraying being unheard of in most localities. About 

 twenty-five fanners sprayed their treees last year; the work of the Society has probably 

 induced as many more to take it up this coming season. 



On the evening of March 6, we had a Horticultural Rally at the Grange hall. O. K. 

 White of the Lansing experiment station was the speaker of the evening. The following 

 day he gave a field demonstration at the fruit fann of E. W. Lincoln. These meetings 

 were very successful and much interest was shown in all of the work. Plans are now 

 being made to have another rally during the summer. 



The Society was organized February 16, 1910, with 32 members, which has been in- 

 creased to 52. Seven meetings have been held during the year, all of which have been 

 interesting and fairly well attended, especially so the field meeting held March 18, led by 

 O. K. White of Lansing. During the year spraying chemicals to the value of $246.00 

 have been ordered through the State Society. This in a county where little spraying 

 was ever done before. The benefits received have been very marked, in fact, the sprayed 

 orchards were the only ones that bore fruit. 



R. M. BEARDSLEE, 



Secretary. 



