Pomological

Committee8 report on land piaster, on ruit pack.ifies, on grape rot, ii uit prosjectg, the Adrain meeting, favorite grape'inea. Committee appointed to petition Jongress for a Hureau of Pomology. Mr. J. D. Baldwin presided over the kiarch meeting. E. Baur, of the coniuittee on land piaster, reported ui arrangement witU O. Collins at rcduccd rates on planter for inembers of this society. J. 1). Kuiler, of the cntnniittee on 'ruit packügox, exhibited a three section crate holding 30 quarts at a eoct of 70c. )y W. Pickctt & Son, of Andover, O. Although of line workinnnship this crate was not recommended by the society on account of itssize weien tliffers f rom the usual bushei crate. The berry baskets by the same firm were considered of the very Mt make. Cost $7.50 per 1000 at tlie 'aotory. J. Allinaiul exhibited a Kochester basket at $8 per 1000 bere, bushei crates at 76c here, bushel baskets at $1.50 er dozen, withont covers at A. W. Wells, Ht. Joseph, Jlich., freight 55c. er 100 pounds. L. C. Palmer, of Dexter, is getting ready to manufacture fruit jackages. He thinks baskets can be made lor $5 per 1000. He was encouiaged by the society. E. Baur reported on giape rot that he wasauthorized by Prof. Spaulding to state, that his invistigatiou was not completed, he had found the iungus also in the bark and would lu time report something definite and practicable. On uiotion of W. K. Bird, the following committee on graperot was appointed: W. K. Bird, J. T. Kuiler, E. Baur to inquire into the cause of exemption of the rot In sonie vlneyards while others situated near by were yearly destroyed Canwell reported on fruit prospects a siitlicient quantity of sound peacli buds. He fears that many blossoms will fall off on account ol the weakness of the trees from three successive severe winters. A. K. S. Crozler, raspberry and blackberry canes all right. E. Baur, pear buds tested tbree weeks in waler in the house are sound without any exception. J. l). Baldwin, would not advisc. planting t-ariy peach trees as they are coming in c0111petition witu those of the oiith. K. liaur was requesUid to report on the Adrián meeting. The rtiscussiong were very Instructive. The most popular and and profitable grupes in the estiinatiou aud experlence of the Ad rain local society were named In the order in which they received most votes. Kine family grapes: Concord, Worden, CottHf, Biihton, Lady. Market : Concord, Worden, Brighton, Pockliní;U)n, Niágara. A. Slgier, of Adrián has 55 varietles. If he could have onc variety only he would choose the Brighton for all purposes. Of the new varieties, the Empire State, a white, and the Ulster Prolific, a red grnpe, were very highly spoken of. Ai?riculture at Washiugton had a represeutatie at the Adrián meeiii who stgU-d that Mr. Ooleman, the commissiouur wonld like to see a bureau of pomolögy established in connection with tlie depai t ment of agriculture. Sec'y Gurlield was instructed to send circulars to all the local societies to petition to Congress to establish tuch bureau O. R. L. Croüier, J. 1). Baldwin, J Ganzhorn, W. V. Bird and E. Baur were appoiuted a committee to ui'iid pititlonb from Washtenaw Pomological Society recummendinff the Bureau of Pomologi to Kepresentative Kldredge and Senator Palmer. The society remembered thei absent president, and the secretary wa requested to express their beartfel svmnathv with the atllicted and sullerim.