Pomological--material Used For Wells -fruit Exhibit E. Baur, Cor. Sec'y
The niontlily meetinsr of the Washtenaw Ponioloificiil Society met at tlie oourt house with President Seott in the chair. The qnestion: "Wliicli is llie best, cheapest and healthiest materLal for well-uibiiicr, wood or iron?" was dtacussed. M iny were in favor of iron, as wood became iJangerouB to health from fungas, whicli covert the (vood and drojis into the water. W. ï Bird: Shallow wells are not safe. Get ;i tuLiuLiir well you will never liavu uuy repair exce[)l for packfng. The luliing should be of Üie best galvanized iron. We can not drink from woeden pumps witli safety. J.'D. Büldwin: The ncw metliod of ex tractíng the metal aluminum froju clay, ilijcu83eil by the sclentisla who honored ourcity by their meeting, will furoteh us i cheapèr and more durable material than iroa and steele. If the procesa is a success this tntal will t:ike the place of iron tor tubing. The commlttee for tlie collection of fruit to tlie exhiblt at Orand Kapkls reported : K. Baur 4 Son exhiblteU pearn : Rostlczfr, FlBPUh Beauty. Helle J,ucnilive, Clapp'i Favorita, Douise, Urny. Appiea: - '1 wenty (Junce, W'llllara'H FHVorite.Cooper's Kavorlte, Aatrachan. QrapeB : Hartfoiü, Cuncorü, MarP.8. Qanzhorn.- Appli-s: Kall Orange, Hawley. Pears: KlemlsU Beauty, Clapp's Fav.jrite. 3i. S. White - Applex : Astrachan. Baldwln, Ninesuch. ilnow, Jonathan, Klug. hear : liurtlett, Flemiñh Beauty, D'AuJon, Hlieldon. .1. Allmnnd.- Apple: Seeknofurther, Portt-r, Twenty Ounoe, Kurly Joe, Oravensteln. s.ckl pear, Fleralnh Beauty, Oranic (iuliicc. .S. MillB. - Black (iartyapple, Ked stri-uk, Wiigner. Seckcl puur. Four varletlea of pluinN. W. F. Blrd exhlblted Gregg raspberry. Evart II. Hcolt had collected loity varletlcs of aDDlea froru thU vlclulty.
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