Pomological Society

The November meeting, presided over by J. D. Baldwin, was so wel! attended, espeeially by ladies, that the room was fonnd to be too smalL The society enjoyed the presence of its former president and founder, J. Austin Soott. Prof. B. E. Nichola reported on transportation : 5025 bushels of fruit were sent under his care to Detroit at 7 cenis per bushei, a saving of $375 over the charges of the express company. Nearly all fruit sent elsewbere went by the express compaoy. A claim o a the Michigan Central freight office of $21 fcrover charge on the first shipments was reported. One cent per bushei covers all the expenses of the committee on transportaron. A resolution by Mr. Clough 'that every shipper should at once attend to the payment of this sinall tax to Prof. Nichols passed unanimously ; also a resolution by the corresponding secretary, that the society let their claim of $21 on the Michigan Central ireight office rest in abeyance for the present, in consideraron of tae accommodations and attention paid by Mr. Hayes, the agent here, to the ititerests of the fruit growers. A hearty vote of thanks was tendered to Prof. Nichols for his successful management of the transportaron cf fruit which opened the way for cheaper freight in future on berries and all other fruit. The discussion on peach and plum trees for profit, in which prominent experts like Messrs. J. D. Baldwin, C. C. Clark, J. Ganzhorn, Wm. McCreery, J. Ailmand, E. Banr, and others took part was very interesting. Mr. Ganzhorn reported the success of a plum grower, who planted his trees in hedge rows, 5 feet in the row, the rows 20 feet apart. A vote of thanks was tendered to Mr. Tonis who displayed 26 varieties of chrysanihemums. It" was a feast especialiy for the ladies. Prof. Nichols put in a pie a for the passies on exhibit He said : " If we wish to keep our children on the farm we muet cultívate not only the useful but also the beautiful. The pansy blooms all summer, and, if transplanted into a box, it contir.ues to bloom in the room all winter. Who would be without these innocent and love'.y friends?" ). Ganzhorn exhibited the Kieffer pear well ripened and fine; J. Allmand, Winter Nelis, " the best winter pear; Mrs. L. Gruner, pear marmalade, peach butter, strawberry wine, all delicious and much sampled ; Ann Arbor Preserving company represented by Mr. Morgan, Kieffer pear confection, highly praised, egpecially by the ladies ; E. Baur, Winter Nelis, D'Aremberg, Vicar and Lawrence pears, also Isabelle grape, a good keeper, the only grape on exhibition, Orange quince ; J. D. Baldwin, pomegranate from Mississippi. Allmendinger & Schneider presented their report on expenditures for fruit preserving factory, which amounts to $5161.25. Mr. Clark reported $800 of the bonus collected and deposited with Mr. L. Gruner. All subscribers to the bonus are requested to pay to Mr. Clark or Mr. Gruner. Allmendinger & Schneider expect to begin caaning fruit next season. What we now need is a good butter factory. This topic will be discussed at our next meeting, to which the members of the asrricultural society are invited.