John Clark, St. Clair, Bartlett pears. George Clark, Ecorse, dish of quinces, dish of native grapes. A. Ingalls, Almont, Winter seedling apples. John P. Clark, Detroit, 2 varieties pears, 1 do. plums. C. A. Chipman, Rochester, Apples: Esopus Spitzenburg, winter Calville, Seek-no-further, Famense, Swaar, Court pendu plat, Holland pippin, Rhode Island greening, Roxbury russet, Pennock's red winter, 20 ounce apple, 20 ounce pippin, golden russet, Cabashea, garden sweet, Tolman's sweet, green Newton pippin, pound sweet, Gloria Munde, pound royal. Pears: Autumn Bergamot, Steven's Genesee, summer Bon Chretien, pound, white Doyenne. M. Shoemaker, Jackson, 3 varieties plums. Morris Jackson, Brooklyn, Ohio, collection of apples, collection of pears, 10 varieties peaches, 12 do., plums, native grapes, dish of quinces. J. O. Pelton, Coldwater, Clinton grapes. Mrs. John Palmer, Detroit, Isabella grapes, quinces. Hubbard & Davis, H. Haggerty, Springwells, 20 ounce apples. 66 66 D. C. Chipman, Royal Oak, apples; Rumbo, Famense. Stephen Bowerman, Detroit, 104 varieties of apples. Mrs. M. Fitch, Jackson, dish of grapes, 5 varieties of apples. Daniel Cook, Jackson, apples: Ramsdell Sweeting, Danvers Winter Sweet, Tolman's Sweeting, Spice do., Bough Sweet, Golden do., Summer Queen, Benoni, Keswick Codlin, R. I. Greening, Wine Apple, Swaar, Surprise, Esopus Spitzenburg, Vandervere, Baldwin, White Bellefluer, Yellow do., Golden Ball, Twenty Ounce Apple, Famense, Fall Pippin, Autumn Strawberry, Alexander, Maiden Blush, Hawthornden, Yellow Ingestrie, Red do., Flower of Genesee, Roxbury Russet, Golden do., English do., Niac Pippin. Nectarines, Elruge, Violet Hative; Peaches, Noblesse, Oldmixon Tree, Crawford's Early, Yellow Red Rareripe. A. L. Stevens, Detroit, dish of quinces. MELONS. Isaac S. Miller, Hamtramck, 4 water melons. Mrs. J. N. Eibert, Detroit, 2 Mexican water melons. Albert Terry, Rochester, 4 water melons. John S. Nowlin, Dearborn, 4 varieties water melon. Wm. Smail, Hamtramck, 4 musk melons. Hubbard & Davis, Detroit, 2 varieties of melons. REPORTS OF THE VIEWING COMMITTEES-1852. CATTLE. CLASS I.-SHORT HORNS. The undersigned, appointed by your Executive Committee as judges on short horns, having discharged the duty assigned them, would beg leave respectfully to report, that we find in class No. 1, twenty-nine animals; of which number, nine were withdrawn before the committee had an opportunity of viewing them, leaving but twenty head of this favorite stock to compete for premiums. Of this number, sixteen are worthily entitled to premiums. Your committee having carefully examined the stock offered for competition, have awarded the premiums as follows: Bulls 5 years old or over, No. 185, the 1st prem., the property of A. C. Ingraham, of Richmond, Macomb county, Trans. and $8 00 This was the only bull of this age offered, but being a very fine animal we have awarded to him the first premium. Bulls 3 years old and under 5, No. 137, James B. Wells, Clinton, Lenawee county, 1st prem., silver medal and.. $8 00 No. 178, A. C. Walker, Farmington, Oakland connty, 2d premium, 7. 00 Bulls 2 years old. Of this class there were three very fine animals offered, to which your committee, after very long deliberation, have awarded the premiums as follows: No. 167, H. E. De Garmo, Ann Arbor, 1st prem., silver medal and. No. 203. D. M. Uhl, Ypsilanti, 2d prem., 24. Silas Sly, Plymouth, $8 00 7 00 5.00 Of 1 year old bulls there were none offered. Bull calves-No. 139. James B. Wells, Clinton, 1st prem., All these calves were allowed to run with their dam, from the time they were dropped; they are all very fine animals, combining many excellent qualities; their ages are from 6 to 8 months. To No. 229, a calf 6 months old, owned by C. A. Jeffries, Dexter, raised entirely upon skim milk, we recommend a discretionary premium if in accordance with the rules of the society. Cows 5 years old or over-none offered. 66 3 66 Transactions. and under 5-No. 138. James B. Wells, Clinton, 1st prem., silver medal and.... No. 163. John Starkweather, Ypsilanti, 2d prem., 25. Silas Sly, Plymouth, 3d 66 Heifers, 2 years old-No. 26. Silas Sly, 2d 66 $8.00 7 00 5 00 3. 00 This being the only animal of this age offered, the committee have awarded her the second premium; not considering her an animal marked with those fine qualities entitling her to a higher premium. Heifers 1 year old, No. 33, J. M. Huff, Canton, Wayne coun.Trans. and $5 00 ty, 1st prem., 3 00 No. 210, Geo. E. Pomeroy, Clinton, 2d prem., SAMUEL RAPPLEGE, JOHN W. LEONARD, Committee on Durhams and Herefords. CLASS II.-DEVONS. The committee on Devon cattle would briefly remark that they found but few Devons; some of them were very superior animals, but the majority of them without any pedigree, which caused the committee much trouble. We would earnestly recommend that |