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G. F. LEONARD, HART. In a consideration of the three kinds of apple trees, viz., the standard or common variety and the two kinds of dwarfs, Paradise and Doucin ; I will discuss at some length the dwarfs as compared with the standards. The question of growing dwarf apples in the commercial orchard is one […]

L. M. HUTCHINS, FENNVILLE. (Third Prize Address.) The place of cover crops in soil improvement has long been recognized. The immense importance of the legumes in this connection is of more recent development. The legumes themselves, that is the individual vetch, clover and alfalfa plants are not in themselves so superior to other cover crops. […]

I. J. WOODIN, OWOSSO. (Second Prize Address.) Mr. Chairman, Ladies and. Gentlemen : It is my purpose this morning, to give you a brief discussion of the Sulzer Apple Bill recently passed by Congress. There are few growers who thoroughly understand the requirements of this bill as to the packing, grading, and branding of apples. […]

H. F. MINERS, ST. JOSEPH. (First Prize Address.) During the last decade Michigan Horticulture has suffered a great many serious setbacks and large amonts of money have been lost through disease but to my mind Michigan grape growers have never had a more serious disease to contend with than the so-called “Red-Grape” or downy mildew. […]

Three years ago the Michigan State Horticultural Society introduced the plan of having the senior horticultural students at the Michigan Agricultural College contest for cash prizes of $60 in giving five-minute addresses at the annual meeting; also in judging and identifying some of the plates of fruit on exhibit at the same meeting. This has […]

PROF. H. J. EUSTACE, MICHIGAN AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. There is no question but what the selection of the location for an orchard is the most important matter the prospective fruit grower has to decide. If mistakes are made in other matters, as the selection of undesirable variety or too close planting, they can be corrected, though […]