Washtenaw Pomology

An adjourned meeting of the pomological society was held the 19th inst., with President Scott in the chair. The secretary read a letter from H. D. Vandeman, chief of división of pomology, U. S. department of agriculture, asking tor a hst of the members of thia society who are interesteil in fruit raising. In order to make the work of thia división of real valué to the fruit producers of this country the compilation of a list ot tbe pomologists of this country is to be made. The fruit growers of Wwhtenaw county are therefore requested to attend tbe next meeting of the society on the 2nd of April, in order to facilítate thia list. Also a letter from the department of state was read by Mr. Ganzhorn, in which a ligt óf the members ot this association is requested in order to place tbe valuable reporta on the agriculture and horticulure offoreign countries before the farmers and fruit growers of the United States. From this it appears that these reporte wil in the future not be distributed by congressmen among Dick and Harry, but the department will send tbem directly where thcy belong. Henee the importance of the compilation of tbe lists of members of regular, organized societies. FRPIT PBESKBVINO FACTOR Y . Mr. Clougb, chairm&n of the committee on fruit preserving factory, reported $600 subscribed. He had golicited the asgisiance ol Mr. Martin Clark in completing the subscriptions for the iund and in colleoting the same, all of which was heartily approved by the society, aiul Mr. Clark and other memberg of the committee were regpectfully recommended to the hberaliiy of the fruit growers and farmers who have applea to sell and merebants and property owaers who are interested in the building up of an enterprise in our city which promiaeg to be of general advantage. STKAWIIERRIKS, BLACKBÏRR1K8, ETC. The discuasions on the best and most profi'able strawberry, raapberry and blacVberry for market and home uss were very intereating and profitable, but must be otnitted here for want of time and spaee. BKRItY HABVKSTER. A circular of the berry harvester by Jewett Benedict, Dundee, Yates county, N. Y., wag read. Four of these harvegters promise to do the work of forty pieker?. The barvester wil] be on exhibition at. the roMting of the socisty on the 2nd of April. KXU1BITS. Mr. Ganzhorn reported on the exhibit. E. Bsor showed D'Aremberg pears, the keeping qualities of which Beem to urptM that of most applet; also evaporated pean. Mrs. L. Oruner exhibited fine petches evaporated on her Canadian dryer. J. W. Williams, of Webster, exhibited three varieties of eider. This new departure in exhibit was hugely eujoyed. Mr. W. thmks he has a real probibition drink to present to the public and intends to tpply at once for a patent on the filter i.e invfiitcil in which he uses paper pulp instead of sand, and gome secret ingrediënt which clears the eider at once, as it comes from the ptess, and arresta fermeutation, at leut until the trees blossom a;ain. Ho wishes tojoin the Ann Arbor Fruit Preserving company. KRUIT TRANSl'OHTAlIuH. The transportation of fruit was discutsed in a very lively manner. Mr. Cloagh: 'The fruit growers about here pald in one week, last year, more money to Ule expresa company than the cost of a car offered by the Michigan Central for the whole season." Mr. Baldwin: "Last year much of the fruit shipped from here and along the Michigan Central in this county, hardly paid expenses,, yet the expresa company raised the freight to Detroit five cenü per hundred pounds." Mr. Ganzhon:: "Some of my crates were delJTered by the express oompany at Detroit up aide down aud the btrrieg spilled. The frequent haudhng by the express cornpany liere could be avoided by hiring a cu to which the grower could bring his lurnes and Iruit, handling it himgelf." Mr. Ganzhorn was addod to the committee on traneportation. A united effort by the fruit growers of Waihtenaw county for cbeaper rates and better csre ia transportaüon is deeirable. A this topic will be more fully discussed and report of tbe oommittee be ubmittrd, every fruit grower will find it to hi interest to attend the meeting on the 2nd of April. Mr. Marsh etated that the truit growerg of the Western Shore, by proper organization, had reoeived cheaper rates in tranportatioa. Organizad worfc is what the fruit g-owers of Washtenaw need in order to protect thir interestg.