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Horticultural Society

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Parent Issue
Day
18
Month
January
Year
1893
Copyright
Public Domain
OCR Text

At the laet meeting1 of the Washtenanv Oounty Horticultural Society held in Ann Arbor January 7th, the question of peacto yellows was discussed. At Hh meeting of the Stato Horticultural Society, Prof. Sralth, the expert of the agrieultural depai-tmrnt in Washington had called attention to the fact that some of the peach irro w ers about Ann Arbor were nut wiilinir to co-operate in strictly enforcImg the law. In view o) this lart the .v Hort i ultural S ii. appointel A. li. (rozier, Norman i!. Covert :niii Wüliain !'. Bird, as a eotnniituc t: report to I".ly e. Beid, -riiMaiy of the state BOclety, OB tho qneetton. Their (pací iia now lioen prepnred niul is as follows : "The lunlersiirned werc a.ppoint 'il rt. a coiiinutlee to report to the State Hort i -uluintl Society certain apIiarent defCCta in the yellous law of the stnte, and time that yonr soiety. t iu-íüiiili its leaislat ive comraittee, to hiave the law careiully cxamlned and endeavor to BWure at the -i 1 1 srssion of the leeislature eucb ainendmcnts ae inay 1m needod. "Th eironnist anees whlch led our society to take tbia oction, are these: 'Ist. In the township of Ann Arhor, in tiiis coiinty, peaeh growlng is a leains indtistry gerlouely threntencd liy conia.y-ioiis distases known as yellows, scveral Kinall orcliards haviiir been entirely lcstroy m! and niany larvrt ooee already gertously damoged thcrcby. ■The city of Ann Arhor U wliolly wjttaln snid township and contatos within Ita eorpornte limita everal orchards and parta of orrhards lK8ideisolated tres of the pëach, a considerable ïniinber of whicli are attected with the yellowe. ■The mayor of Ann Arboï apon havinír his attention called to this fact, lc: idcd thnt he was not anthorizcd to appoint foiumissioners for the destmctjoii of thie distase as liad been done n the town.shiip. "l'd. At th nbove mentioned meotQg Mr. X. B. Covert nta.ted in his opinión and that of several proniin'iit fruit (.'nracrs wit li whom lic had conversetl, the iniliire to inclnde in■orporated fities in tlie provigions of he law. rendered it nnconstltutional. "iniherYi'.ore th,at the provisions for deetructlon of the lilack rot of ■he plum in the sa.me law, appeara o contravine that section of the con■.tituiion tliat .no law ghall embrace llore t!i:m One obiect."

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Ann Arbor Courier