gives cash down $8,500 for it. Another one has 22 acres of twelve-year-old trees, now well in bearing. He estimates his crop at 5,000 to 7,000 boxes, for which he is offered $1.75 per box on the tree. A five-acre grove 10 years old has a crop estimated at 1,000 boxes; and so it goes, all over this part of the county. The cost of making groves has been lessened very much in the last few years, from the improvements made in planting and handling young groves. It used to be said 10 years were required to bring a grove to a paying basis. Now there are many five-yearold groves that will pay expenses with the present crop. New land is yet comparatively cheap but can not remain so long, especially that near the railways or river. Yours truly, Š. B. MANN. LIST OF PREMIUMS AWARDED AT THE TWENTIETH ANNUAL FAIR OF THE SOCIETY, HELD WITH DETROIT EXPOSITION, AUGUST 26 TO SEPTEMBER 5, 1890. FRUIT DEPARTMENT. CLASS 67.-General Collection of Fruits for Family Use. Most judiciously selected, best grown, most carefuly handled general collection of fruits, affording an adequate set of varieties of each class, as far as practicable, for both dessert and culinary purposes, sufficiently mature at date of fair, collected and exhibited by the accredited representative of a society or grange-Lucas county (Ohio) Horticultural society, per W. W. Farnsworth, first; Mason county (Mich.) Horticultural society, society, by George C. McClatchie, second. Most judiciously selected, best grown and most carefully handled general exhibit as above, grown by exhibitor-W. W. Farnsworth, Waterville, Ohio, first. CLASS 70.-Special Exhibit of Market Apples. Most judiciously selected, best grown, most carefully handled exhibit of five varieties of market apples, grown by the exhibitor, without regard to succession, productiveness, suitable size, handling qualities, satisfactory flavor, and general attractiveness to be the leading considerations-H. J. Clinton, Windsor, Ontario, first; T. E. Graham, per S. M. Pearsall, Grand Rapids, Michigan, second. Most profitable, best grown, most carefully handled single peck of a variety of apples for market purposes, grown by the exhibitor-G. Truesdale, Whitmore Lake, Michigan, first; H. J. Clinton, Windsor, Ontario, second. CLASS 72.-Special Exhibit of Peaches. Most judiciously selected, best grown, most carefully handled exhibit of peaches, not less than 12 varieties, grown by the exhibitor, adapted to dessert and culinary purposes, and affording a succession throughout the usual season of this fruit, and sufficiently mature at this time-E. W. Smith, Catawba Island, Ohio, first. Most judiciously selected, best grown, most carefully handled exhibit of eight varieties of peach for market purposes grown by the exhibitor, and affording a succession as far as practicable-E. W. Smith, Catawba Island, Ohio, first; W. H. Benedict, Birmingham, second. Most profitable, best grown, most carefully handled exhibit of four varieties of peach for market, without regard to succession, grown by exhibitor-C. A. Sessious, Mears, Oceana county, Michigan, first; E. W. Smith, Catawba Island, Ohio, second. Most profitable, best grown, and most carefully handled exhibit of single peck of a variety of peach for market, grown by exhibitor-E. W. Smith, Catawba Island, Ohio, (Foster) first; C. A. Sessions, Mears, Oceana county, (Hale's Early) second. CLASS 73.--Special Exhibit of Pears. Most judiciously selected, best grown, most carefully handled exhibit of pears for dessert or family and culinary purposes, not less than eight varieties, grown by exhibitor, affording a succession down to date of fair-C. W. Counter, North Toledo, Ohio, first; H. J. Clinton, Windsor, Ont., second. Most judiciously selected, best grown, most carefully handled exhibit of eight varieties of pear for market, with succession; grown by exhibitor-H. J. Clinton, Windsor, Ont., first; C. W. Counter, North Toledo, Ohio, second. Most profitable, best grown, most carefully handled exhibit of one peck of a single variety of pears for market, grown by exhibitor-H. J. Clinton, Windsor, Ont., first; C. W. Counter, North Toledo, Ohio, second. CLASS 74.-Special Exhibit of Plums, 12 Specimens of Each. Most judiciously selected, best grown, most carefully handled exhibit of not less than ten varieties of plum for dessert or family and culinary purposes, affording a succession down to date of fair-C. A. Sessions, Mears, Oceana county, Mich., first; Mason, Ingham county (Mich.), Horticultural society, per Geo. C. McClatchie, second. Most judiciously selected, best grown, most carefully handled exhibit of six varieties of plum for dessert or family and culinary purposes, grown by exhibitor, affording a succession down to date of fair-C. A. Sessions, Mears, Oceana county, Mich., first; Geo. C. McClatchie, Ludington, Mich., second. Exhibit of most profitable, best grown, most carefully handled single peck of a variety of plum for market purposes, grown by exhibitor-H. J. Clinton, Windsor, Ont., first. CLASS 75.--Special Exhibit of Grapes. Most judiciously selected, best grown, most carefully handled exhibit of not less than eight varieties of native grape, grown in the open air by exhibitor, adapted to dessert and family purposes, and affording a succession down to date of fair-W, W. Farnsworth, Waterville, Ohio, first; D. G. Edmiston, Adrian, Mich., second. Most judiciously selected, best grown, most carefully handled exhibit of four varieties of native grape for dessert and family purposes, grown in the open air by exhibitor, affording a succession throughout the usual season of this fruit--W, W. Farnsworth, Waterville, Ohio, first; Artimus Sigler, Adrian, Mich., second; D. G. Edmiston, Adrian, Mich., third. Best collection of foreign grapes, grown under glass--Artimus Sigler, Adrian, Mich., first. CLASS 76.-Apples-Single Plates. SUMMER. Early Joe W. W. Farnsworth, Waterville, O., second. Sweet Bough-Geo. C. McClatchie, Ludington, Mich., first. Red Astrachan--A. Morton, Ludington, Mich., first; G. Truesdel, Whitmore Lake, second. AUTUMN. Chenango N. Wilder, Ludington, Mich., first. Gravenstein-G. Truesdel, Whitmore Lake, Mich., first. Hawley-W. W. Farnsworth, Waterville, O., first. Jersey--W. W. Farnsworth, Waterville, O., first. Keswick--J. C. Lamb, Ludington, Mich., first. Maiden's Blush-W. W. Farnsworth, Waterville, O., first; B. Mallory, Ludington, Mich., second. Oldenburg--G. F. Piper, Ludington, Mich., first. Twenty Ounce W. W. Farnsworth, Waterville, O., first. Spice Sweet--G. Truesdel, Whitmore Lake, Mich., first. CRABS. Hyslop-C. W. Counter, North Toledo, O., first. Transcendent-Geo, C. McClatchie, Ludington, Mich., second. second. CLASS 77.-Pears-Single Plates. Bartlett-W. W. Farnsworth, Waterville, Ohio, first; H. J. Clinton, Windsor, Ont., Boussock-Emil Baur, Ann Arbor, Mich., first; C. W. Counter, North Toledo, O., Buffum-W. W. Farnsworth, Waterville, Ohio, first; C. W. Counter, North Toledo, Ohio, second. second. Clapp-C. W. Counter, North Toledo, first; E. W. Smith, Catawaba Island, O., second. Doyenne d'Ete-Geo. C. McClatchie, Ludington, Mich., first; H. J. Clinton, Windsor, Ont., second. Flemish Beauty-C. W. Counter, North Toledo, Ohio, first; W. W. Farnsworth, Waterville, Ohio, second. Lucrative-Emil Baur, Ann Arbor, Mich., first; W. W. Farnsworth, Waterville, Ohio, second. Rostiezer-Emil Baur, Ann Arbor, Mich., first. Tyson-C. W. Counter, North Toledo, O., first; H. J. Clinton, Windsor, Ont., second. Sheldon-C. W. Counter, North Toledo, Ohio, first. Ott C. W. Counter, North Toledo, Ohio, second. Onondaga-C. W. Counter, North Toledo, Ohio, first; Emil Baur, Ann Arbor, Mich., second. Superfine-C. W. Counter, North Toledo, Ohio, first; H. J. Clinton, Windsor, Ont., second. Figuier-C. W. Counter, North Toledo, Ohio, first. Urbaniste-C. W. Counter, North Toledo, Ohio, first. Seckel-C. W. Counter, North Toledo, Ohio, first. Lawrence-C. W. Counter, North Toledo, O., first; Emil Baur, Ann Arbor, Mich., second. Anjou-C. W. Counter, North Toledo, O., first. White Doyenne-C. W. Counter, North Toledo, Ohio, first. Howell-Č. W. Counter, North Toledo, Ohio, first. Angouleme-C. W. Counter, North Toledo, O., first; E. W. Smith, Catawba Island, O., second. Kirtland-C. W. Counter, North Toledo, O., first. Louise Bonne-C. W. Counter, North Toledo, O., first. Clairgeau-G. Truesdel, Whitmore Lake, Mich., first; H. J. Clinton, Windsor, Ont., second. Dearborn-Emil Baur, Ann Arbor, Mich., second. Glout Morceau-C. W. Counter, North Toledo, O., first. CLASS 78.--Peaches-Single Plates. Crawford's Early-C. W. Counter, North Toledo, O., first; Emil Baur, Ann Arbor, second. Hale-Geo. C. McClatchie, Ludington, Mich., first; C. A. Sessions, Mears, Mich., second. Jacques-C. W. Counter, North Toledo, O., first; W. H. Benedict, Birmingham, Mich., second. Mountain Rose-W. W. Farnsworth, Waterville, O., first. Stump the World-C. W. Counter, North Toledo, O., first. CLASS 79.-Grapes-Single Plates. Brighton-C. W. Counter, North Toledo, O., first. Hartford-W. W. Farnsworth, Waterville, O., first. Lady-W. W. Farnsworth, Waterville, O., first; D. G. Edmiston, Adrian, Mich., second. 1 Moore C. W. Counter, North Toledo, O., first; E. W. Smith, Catawba Island, O., second. Niagara-W. W. Farnsworth, Waterville, O., first. Prentiss T. E. Graham, Grand Rapids, Mich., first. Worden-W. W. Farnsworth, Waterville, O., first; T. E. Graham, Grand Rapids, second. Iona-Artimus Sigler, Adrian, Mich., first. Clinton-C. W. Counter, North Toledo, O., first. Elvira C. W. Counter, North Toledo, first. Empire State-W. H. Benedict, Birmingham, Mich., first. Wyoming-W. H. Benedict, Birmingham, first. CLASS 80.-Plums, Quinces, and Cranberries--Single Plates. Bradshaw-C. A. Sessions, Mears, Michigan, first. Damson-E. W. Smith, Catawba Island, Ohio, first; C. A. Sessions, Mears, Mich., second. Green Gage-Charles Grant, Thornbury, Ontario, first. Jefferson-Charles Grant, Thornbury, Ontario, first. Lombard-E. W. Smith, Catawba Island, Ohio, first; C. W. Counter, North Toledo, Ohio, second. Monroe-Geo. C. McClatchie, Ludington, Mich., first; G. Truesdel, Whitmore Lake, Mich., second. Quackenboss-G. Truesdel, Whitmore Lake, Mich., first. Red Egg-Charles Grant, Thorbury, Ontario, first. Shropshire-W. W. Farnsworth, Waterville, Ohio, second. Washington-C. A. Sessions, Mears, Mich., first; Charles Grant, Thornbury, Ont., second. Yellow Egg-E. W. Smith, Catawba Island, Ohio, first. Sugar Plum--G. Truesdel, Whitmore Lake, Mich., first. Shaw-C. W. Counter, North Toledo, Ohio, second. German Prune-W. W. Farnsworth, Waterville, Ohio, first. General Hand-C. A. Sessions, Mears, Mich., first; Charles Grant, Thornbury, Ont., second. Pond's Seedling-C. A. Sessions, Mears, Mich., first. Orange Quince-H. J. Clinton, Windsor, Ont., first; C. W. Counter, North Toledo, Ohio, second. Champion-C. W. Counter, North Toledo, Ohio, first. CLASS 81.---Dried, Canned, Pickled, Preserved Fruits and Jellies. Best 10 classes of named varieties of domestic dried fruits, product of any one family or individual-Mrs. H. C. Forbes, Kalamazoo, Mich., first. Best 12 classes of named varieties of domestic canned fruits, product of one family or individual-Mrs. O. E. Bartlett, Pontiac, Mich., first; Mrs. H. C. Forbes, Kalamazoo, Mich., second; Mrs. Ella Reynolds, Greenfield, Mich., third; Artimus Sigler, Adrian, Mich., fourth. Best eight classes of named varieties of domestic preserved fruits, product of one family or individual-Mrs. H. C. Forbes, Kalamazoo, Mich., first; Mrs. O. E. Bartlett, Pontiac, Mich., second; Mrs. C. W. Crandall, Kalamazoo, Mich., third; Miss Sarah Fletcher, Ann Arbor, Mich., fourth. Best 10 classes of named varieties of domestic jellies, product of one family-Mrs. H. C. Forbes, Kalamazoo, Mich., first; Miss Sarah Fletcher, Ann Arbor, Mich., second; Mrs. O. E. Bartlett, Pontiac, Mich., third; Mrs. C. W. Crandall, Kalamazoo, Mich., fourth. a CLASS 82.-Collections of Tropical and Sub-Tropical Fruits. Fruiting Plant of Banana-S. B. Mann, Glenwood, Florida, first. Fruiting Plant of Pineapple--S. B. Mann, Glenwood, Florida, first. Fruiting Plant of Orange Tree-Grown out of doors-S. B. Mann, Glenwood, Florida, first. |