Excerpt from Twenty-Sixth Annual Report of the Secretary of the State Horticultural Society of Michigan, 1896 He signed the first call for a meeting to organize the State Horticultural society, and was made chairman of the meeting. He Was unceasing in his efforts to build up the society and make it a power for good, his interest never flagging. He gave office room for meetings and consultation. He seemed to see more clearly than others the possibilities of horticulture in Michigan. He made a trip through Wisconsin, Minnesota, and the Dakotas, and on his return told the society to push on the work of horticulture; that the great northwest was waiting and hungry for Michigan fruit. His enthusiasm over the subject seemed to know no bounds. He prophesied that the northwestern states would want all the choice fruit Michi gan could raise. He clearly saw the benefits which Michigan enjoyed by reason of its being a peninsular state, and was sanguine in his belief that horticulture in Michigan had a bright future. He was also an early worker in the Grand River Horticultural society and in the West Michigan Farmers' club. He seemed to be the life of both societies, attending all their meetings, acting officially most of the time as president or secretary. He often expressed a wish to be relieved of official duties, but the members of the society said N 0, we can not get along without you; you are half of the meeting. He had a good and cheerful word for every farmer and horticulturist he met. He was a warm friend of farmers' institutes, and was one of the first to advocate an appropriation sufficient to hold at least one meeting each year in every county in the state. Public spirited, yet he wanted no office for pecuniary gain. To benefit his fellow-man in the field of labor was to him sufficient reward. Mr. Fuller came from that section of western New York made famous by the first thorough work in tile draining, by the veteran farmer John Johnston. He imbibed the vital importance of thoroughness and honesty in agricultural methods which characterized all his later utterances. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Twenty-Second Annual Report of the Secretary of the State Horticultural Society of Michigan, 1892 The first session, that of Wednesday evening, the 17th, was not largely attended, owing, perhaps, to a misunderstanding as to the programme. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Twenty-Fifth Annual Report of the Secretary of the State Horticultural Society of Michigan, 1895 Upon their arrival, the horticulturists were taken in conveyances for a trip about the grounds and farm, including a large strip of the natural forest which is being improved with a driveway and clearing of the under growth in places, its preservation in others, and the planting of trees where necessary. This will eventually be one of the noblest features of the college. This trip included a view of the farm proper, which was in as good condition as could be expected in this remarkably dry season. Much that was seen was familiar to some of the visitors, but to most it was entirely new, and a revelation which caused many expressions of surprise and warm approval. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Twenty-Seventh Annual Report of the Secretary of the State Horticultural Society of Michigan, 1897 President Morrill was not in attendance the first day, therefore. Vice President Monroe was in conduct of most of the sessions. Mayor Good rich of Grand Haven made a singularly apt address of welcome, to which Mr. Monroe responded. The plan to provide for a display of strawberries for premiums offered by the society was highly successful, the exhibit embracing almost one hundred boxes, nearly all of the very finest and largest fruit. This was true of all the competitive entries. The Agricultural college placed on exhibition sixteen varieties, mostly new and unknown kinds, which were described by Prof. Taft in his talk upon Promising new strawberries It is doubtful if this display was ever exceeded by anything of the kind in Michigan at least. Most of the varieties shown are referred to in the report of the committee on exhibits, so that rehearsal of them here is unnecessary. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Twenty-Third Annual Report of the Secretary of the State Horticultural Society of Michigan, 1893 Mr. U. B. Webster: I have been here fourteen years, coming from southwestern Missouri to grow peaches, yet the first thing I did was to pull out peach trees because of yellows. -but for the past three years I have had peach es, and there are in my town of Fairplain many trees that are sound and promising. The trees have come through the winter all right and no doubt will produce abundantly this season. The Messrs. Pullen, when peaches went, turned to small fruits, and made money, and we all followed them, but now we have turned back to peaches again, and believe we shall be highly successful. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Twentieth Annual Report of the Secretary of the State Horticultural Society of Michigan, 1890 Sec. 2. In any township' in this state In which such contagious disease exists, or in which there is good reason to thinky it exists, or danger may be justly apprehended of its introduction, as such information becomes known to the township board or any member thereof, it shall [be] by the duty of said board to appoint forthwith three competent freeholders of said township as commissioners, who shall hold office during the pleasure of said board, and such order of appointment and of revocation shall be entered at large up on the township records. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.