and only two partial failures, while at St. Joseph there had been 

 only four full crops of peaches during the same time. The writer 

 of this was shown a fine old orchard at Spring Lake, by a gentle- 

 man residing near it, who said it had borne every year for the last 

 eleven years, to his personal knowledge, and was an old bearing 

 orchard when he first saw it, and this, too, without particular 

 care. There is a peach orchard more than two miles inland east 

 of Fruitport, which has yielded a full crop every year for the last 

 twelve years, and others less distant are equally prolific. For the 

 reasons already given, this region is better protected from winter 

 winds, consequently the peach crop is far more certain. The 

 profits from some orchards seem almost incredible to believe. 

 Last year the profits of some orchards were about $1000 per acre. 

 There were exhibited at the convention alluded to, some of the 

 most superb apples ever seen, which grew in the vicinity, and all 

 the facts cited on apple raising, showed that trees bear at an early 

 age, and with a prolificacy that is truly astonishing. The ex- 

 perience given as to the yield and profits of grapes and small 

 fruits, was also remarkable. A nurseryman and fruit grower 

 (Mr. Ganzhorn) of several years experience at Sprhig Lake, said 

 that the strawberry, raspberry and blackberry, could be success- 

 fully cultivated at a profit of from $500 to |1,500 per acre. The 

 above is taken from the Report of the Convention, and also the 

 foUovv^ing item : " Mr. Jno. L. Edgar's experience with strawberry 

 culture had been a success. His first crop from about 75 rods of 

 ground had yielded 117 bushels of berries, which he sold for 

 $555. Eighty bushels, sold . in Milwaukee, brought him $9 per 

 bushel. For the ' Jucunda' he received 30 cents a quart." These 

 facts speak for themselves, and need no further comment. They 

 show that Prof Winchell's opinion is no exaggeration when he 

 " doubts whether any other poition of the United States, east of 

 the Rocky Mountains, will be able to compete with this country 

 as a frnit-growing region." But the best evidences are the or- 

 chards, vineyards and gardens themselves, and to show the extent 

 and progress of fruit-culture in the vicinity of Grand Haven, the 

 following is taken from the paper of Prof Wiuchell, before referred 

 to : " From the statistics of the ' Lake Shore Horticultural 

 Association,' I learn that there are already under cultivation, in 

 the immediate vicinity of Grand Haven, 7,603 apple trees ; 1,286 

 pear trees ; 26,580 peach trees; of which 12,664 were set last 

 Spring. Of plum, nectarine, apricot and quince trees, there are 

 756. There are 18,693 grape vines, of which 1,700 are bearing, 

 and 14,993 newly set. These trees, and many others which I have 

 recently examined, are in a state of health and vigor which cannot 

 be surpassed." He then says that still further North " it seems 

 to be completely demonstrated that these fruits are destined to 

 be as successfully cultivated as in the St. Joseph region." Since 



