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THE ILLINOIS FAKMEii. 



Jan. 



for the million. Douglass considers this the best 

 grape next to Delaware. 



Several followed, all commending this grape for 

 hardiness, and great crops. Dr. Warder and oth- 

 ers say that it has a short season and does not 

 keep well when shipped, and some day will give 

 place to some other sort. 



CATAWBA. 



Colman would strike it from the list for general 

 cultivation. Hunter would not strike it off. It 

 is too valuable. Motion to strike it oif the list 

 was lost. 



DIANA. 



It was moved to add this grape to the list for 

 general cultivation. Dr. Humbert, of Alton, con- 

 sidered it worthless. Sherman says it does well 

 at Rockford. Dr. Edwards says it is a good grape 

 — vine hardy. The vine needs age to mature it 

 perfectly. Colman says it does not ripen well. 

 Dr. Andrews says it does well. It keeps the best 

 of all our grapes. Young vines do not ripen the 

 fruit so well as they do on the old vines. The 

 motion was carried. 



AFTERNOON SESSION. 



List of pears for Northern Illinois, as ; cported 

 by the Committee : 



For Markii — Bartlett, Flemish Beauty, Louise 

 Bonne do Jersey. 



Family f/se— Doyenne d'Ete, Osband's Summer 

 Bartlett, Flemish Beauty, White Doyenne, (stand- 

 ard and dwarf,) Belle Lucrative, Louise Bonne de 

 Jersey, Sheldon, Howell, Seekel, Beurre de Anjou, 

 Urbanist. Lawrence (dwarf) 



J^or Trial — Beurre Gifford, Beurre Clairgeon, 

 Tyson, Onondaga Beurre Hardy, Duchess de An- 

 gouleme, Beurre Dial, Winter Nellis, Doj'enne de 

 Alencon. 



Pears for Southern Illinois : 



For Market — Doyenne d'Ete, Bartlet^ Fondonte 

 d'Automne, White Doyenne, Louise Bonne de Jer- 

 sey, Dnchess de Angouleme. 



Family C7se— Doyenne d'Ete, Rostizer, Bartlett, 

 Fondonte de Automr.e, Howell, Seekel, Duchess de 

 Angouleme, Easter, Benrre Tyson. 



For JViai— Osband's Summer, Beurre d'Arigon, 

 Glout Moi ceuu, Bloodgood, Lawrence, Onondaga. 



It appears that the Committee could not agree 

 in regard to dwarf and standard, and presented the 

 list as above. 



ELECTION or OFFICERS. 



The election was harmonious, and of course soon 

 disposed of as follows ; 



President — Smily Shepherd. 



Vice Presidents— T)\&X.v\ct No. 1, J. Periam ; 2d, 

 C. N. Andrews; 3d, A. R. Whitney; 4th, J. H. 

 Stewart ; 5th, W. A. Pennell; 6th, J. C. Dent ; 7th, 

 M. L. Dunlap ; 8th, P. M. Colman ; »th, C. C. Stur- 

 tevant; 10th, J. Huggins; llth, Chas. Kennicott; 

 12th, E. S. Hull ; 13th, T. J. Evans; at large, 0. 

 B. Galusha. 



Corresponding Secretary — W. C. Flagg. 



Recording Secretaries — C. W. Murtfeldt and Par- 

 ker Earle. 



Treasurer — C. H. Dimock. 



Mueutive Committee — G. W. Minier, S. Shepherd, 

 0. B. Galusha. 



On motion of Dr. Long, the common chestnut 

 was added to the list of the deciduous trees. The 

 Doctor stated that he had measured several to-day 

 that had been nine years transplanted, and meas- 

 ured from seventeen to twenty-eight inches in cir- 

 cumference. 



EVENING SESSION. 



W. Hoff, of Augusta, Hancock county, deliv- 

 ered an essay on fruits and their association. 



The apple called the New York Pippin, in the 

 lists of fruits, being known in Downing's Fruits as 

 the Ben Davis, it was voted to change the name 

 in accordance with Downing. 



The time and place of holding the next Fair of 

 the Society was referred to the Executive Board, 

 with power to act. 



The same disposition was made of the time and 

 place of holding the annual meeting. 



STRAWBERRIES. 



Dr. Schroeder has planted this fruit in his vine- 

 yard, but has found it a bad practice. He would 

 recommend Early Scarlet, Longworth's Prolific, 

 and Willson's on high land; on low lands, Tri- 

 omphe de Gand, Jenny Lind, Extra Red. The 

 land must be plowed deeply to guard against 

 drouth, and to furnish plenty of food for the plants. 

 Thinks we can grow three times as many bashela 

 of strawberries as corn. 



Colman, cultivates for market — plow deep with 

 trench plow. Willson's is more productive than 

 Longworth's Prolific. The Willson is the best for 

 market, as it carries so well, and improves during 

 the time of handling, as it becomes more fully 

 ripe on the route. The Triomphe de Gand is not 

 a good shipping fruit — too soft. Don't plant on 

 meadow land just turned over, as the white grub 

 may destroy your plants. Plant early in spring, 

 ami renew plantiitions often; ship in drawers, hold- 

 ing one bushel each. 



Booth, plants Longworth's Prolific, McAvoy's 

 Superior and the Iowa as a fertilizer. Mulch with 

 leaves and shavings. Would recommend Mr. Col- 

 man to feed his grubs on manure. He finds that 

 McAvoy's Superior to ship in good order, although 

 it is a soft berry, yet it always arrives in Chicago 

 in good order. 



Stewart had grown for market for ten years. 

 Must have the clay on top, trench with the spade 

 two and a half feet deep ; never manure ; mulch in 

 winter with straw. Willson's best for market — re- 

 new the plantation after three years, as the plants 

 do not do well after three years. Ships in drawers. 

 Plants a foot each way and keeps off the runners. 

 As the subsoil is at top we have few weeds. Top 

 dresses with ashes — gets three crops and then re- 

 news. Bragdon said too little attention is paid to 

 the mode of shipping — fruits must reach the mar- 

 kets in good order if you want good prices. 



Booth ships in half-bushel boxes. The material 

 costs six cents each, and we make them at leisure 

 times. These are sold with the fruit. 



Mr. Mudd thinks we need the clay, and to get it 

 must trench plow, or trench with the spade. 



Dr. Warder would plow deep with the double 

 Michigan plow, and add to this the subsoil plow, 

 stirring the soil very deep. He now believes in 

 keeping down the runners, and to use the stamin- 

 ate plants, and would mulch with straw. The 



