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Pomoloigcal

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Parent Issue
Day
9
Month
March
Year
1882
Copyright
Public Domain
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The interest in the pomológica! society was evidenced by the uuusually large attendance Saturday. The discussion was opened by John Williams of Kalamazoo, who has had large experience in canning and drying fruit. He was of the opinión that peaches grown on the lake shore were of better flavor, while the same kind of fruit raised in Michigan was of a better quality than that raised in New Jersey. As to the evaporation of fruit the cos was in favor of peaches. Last year he paid 20 cents a bushei for paring and stoing the fruit. Many important questions were propounded by different members, which were satisfactorily answered by Mr. Williams. Prof. Nichols, a member of the comraittee to see about purchasing crates, reported thut he had received a number of Communications from different finas. One company would furnisa bushei crates at from $7 to $10 per hundied; one-half bushei crates at $70 per thousand. Prof. Baur thought baskets for shipping grapes, with wire handles were not of sufflcient durability, as the handles were Hable to come ofl. Bozes holJing from two to three pounds was a convenient size. J. D. Baldwin addressed the conrention on canning fruit. He beheved the business could be made profitable at home. Wbile it might bc said tbat a few enterprises had failed thero was no reasoa why, in Washtenaw, which was a great fruit growing couuty, a canning and fruit drying establishment could not be raade a buceps flnaucially. The present seasou will without doubt be a good one for fruit growers. With all the fruit coming into this market Early Crawfords will sell for at least 75 cc.nts per bushel. Something should be done to preserve the early peaches. It can be made profitable. In California 202,000 packages of diied and canned fruits were put up in 1880. All factories seem to be doing a good business. In this city a manufactory could be established without a great outlay by purchasing real estáte. If it should be gene into, n sinall dividend would be the result of the undertaking. He would like to see all fruit growers take an interest in the business. No one man should be allowed to Uke a laige amount of stock. An establishment should be started at once. On motiou of Mr. Baldwin, a recees of 10 minutes to give those prese at an opportunity of examiniug specimens of dried and canned fruits, was taken. Mrs. Whitlark showed jellieg made from apple parinL8,,of a very fina quality. The meeting on being called to order was addiessed by Win McCreery. He thought an organization should be immediately perfected. A building and machinery could be purchased for $3,000 and the business starled on a capital of $5,000. All fruit growers should take a little stock. It was udderstood that parties in this city would take all the fruit dried and canned. The capital stock ghould not be over $25 per share. John W. Williams of Webster said he had been investigating the subject of drying fruit. He would like to take an interest in it. The Williams evaporator for the preservation of all kind of fruits, vegetables, etc., was in bis opinión the best he had examined. Ha was not prepared at present to state liow much stock he would take. Prof. Baur believed the business could be made a success. The fruit could eas ily be disposed of. On motion of Mr. McCreery it was voted unanimously to organize a society at once for canning and drying fruit and vegetables of all kinds. A committee consisting of Mr. McCreery, J. J. Parshall, J. D. Baldwin, E. H, Scott, Prof. Baur and John W. Williams, was appoiuted to solicit subsoriptionsand to make the necessary arrangemenls. Mr. Baldwin then took up the question of how to dispose of insects, particularly the coddling motil. He exhibited a device for exterininating the insect. It consisted of a lamp for burning keroseüe oil, resting upon a small pedestal in the center of a tin pan, made to hold several pints of water. The insects, attracted by the light, will fly around it, and as their wins are singed will fall into the water, and the moths thus destroyed. He would not place over four of the devices to every acre of orchari. As soou as an orchard is in blossom he would set the lights burning. Considerable discussion here followed when the meeting was adjourned. James Toms, the well known florist, exhibited a fine display of potted plants in bloom, which were particularly admired by the ladies present.

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Ann Arbor Democrat