At the monthiy meeting the difiVrent fru...

At the monthiy meeting the difiVrent fruitgrowers gave IntereBtlng reports of fruit shipped and returns. The pper baskets did not give satlsfaction. The undersigned reported for the committee on transportation. After Mr. Evart II. Scott and Mr. L. Gruner declined to serve on the committee Mr. Charles Parshall was sddressed and he expressed his willinirness to serve. Every shipper was so well pleased with his arrangements that the society passed h vote of thanks to he tendered to Mr. Parshall and all those oiliccrt, and men at the MichigaD Central freiftlit office who are connected with the transportation of truit. It was especially reoognlzed ttaat tlie fruit at the frelght office was handled as carefully as it' the men were fruit growers, so dillerent from the treiitment our fruit gets at other headquarters. The grape erop was discussed and it seems that the rut luis done considerable injury. However, the grape erop now nppeiirs more promising than any other fruit erop. Mr. McCröery think9 that cutting down tlie grapevine to the ({round late in the fall and renewing it wuuld kill the rot. He made the experiment. Mr. W. F. Bird thinks tlie anti rot remedies like bordeaux mixture not satisfactory. He used successfully coperas, sulphur and kerosene and gave the grape vines a good smudge whlch killed.'the rot and did no injury to tlie grape. Mr. Jay C. Taylor was of the opinión that the best remedy against rot was in the enrlchiiienl of the soil by ju9t the wanting elements. E. Baur stated that a Salem vine which for several years milldewed was doing well this year. He gave it a rich dressing of earth from the upper soil of a cellar excavation. The Woodruft' red was reported exempt from rot by Mr. Ganzhorn, whlle Mr. Taylor stated the contrary. Mr. J.J. Parshall reported that the Smook peach trees trees ure dolng wonders for hira. E. Baur reported that Bartlett ppars are niprovin? in his orchard. Eiirly )ears like Glllard did well. I.!irsie trees of Clapp's Favorite were all killed by blight. Also grafts of said viirlety which (lid well tor three years nearly all killed by same disease. Mr. C. C. Clarke reported [leaches a failure in Maryland and New Jersey. He and others xpect ojood prices for Ann Albor peaches richt at home not less thnn $3 per bushei, and commented on the schemes some larjte commission men have among themselves at the expense of the fiuit rowers. If frult-growers do uot combine to save themselvi-s, this robbery will o on. Mr. Clark did not hesitate to i'ive names. Unitygave the fruitiirowers bftter and cheaper transportation and will give them better prices. The merits of Pres. J. D. Baldwln in this connection were generally ncknowiedae and the society Bends (freetinjrs and tin ir best wishes for his speedy recovery to his home. Premium lists of the Detroit International Fair were distiibuted by the underslgned, but the general impression was that it was too costly to make an exbibit of fruits, an entrance fee of flve per cent. of whole premium beinsr reijuired. Aun Arbor, August 2, 1890.