It sold last year for three to five dollars per basket, when other good peaches
were selling at fifty cents per basket. The tree is a thoroughly good, but not
an early bearer. One tree yielded Mr. Purdy twenty-five baskets last year.
These, whatever they may be, are the kinds I would set, with the addition of
Early Rivers, Mixon, Smock, and a few others wanted to fill up the parts of the
peach season not occupied by those I have mentioned. The Briggs’s Early,
May and Waterloo are said to be a week earlier than any of the varieties I have
mentioned, but whether they will prove to be so or not I am not prepared to
say.
280 STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.
BENZIE COUNTY HORTICULTURAL SOCIKTY.
PREPARED BY J. W. VAN DEMAN, SECRETARY.
At the annual meeting held in Benzonia, Benzie county, December 5,
1881, Hiram M.Spicer, of Frankfort, was elected President, J. W. Van Deman, of
Benzonia, Secretary, and A. G. Butler, of Frankfort, Treasurer. In accordance
with ouramendment to the constitution weappointed for Benzonia township, J.
J. Hubbell Vice President, Chas. F. Burroughs Township Secretary; for Blaine
township (Gilmore P. O.) Wm. G. Voorheis Vice President, O. E. Patney
Township Secretary; for Joyfield township, Chas. H. Parker Vice President,
J.S. Perry Township Secretary; for Crystal Lake (Frankfort), James Mc-
Kelvie Vice President, August Schmidt Township Secretary; for Pleasanton,
township, D. R. Van Amburg Vice President, A. M. Warren ‘l'ownship Secretary.
The regular meetings for the year 1882 were appointed for every fourth
Wednesday evening, and the calendar was printed on postal cards and sent to
eacn member.
