NORTHERN

NUT GROWERS ASSOCIATION

REPORT

OF THE PROCEEDINGS AT THE

EIGHTH ANNUAL MEETING

STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT

SEPTEMBER 5 AND 6,

1917

CONCORD, N.H.
THE RUMFORD PRESS
1916

Annapolis Pub. Co. Print.

---

CONTENTS

	PAGE
Officers and Committees of the Association	4
Members of the Association	5
Constitution of the Association	9
By-laws of the Association	11
Proceedings of the Meeting held at Stamford, Connecticut,
September 5 and 6, 1917	12
Report of the Secretary-Treasurer	12
Presidents Address	15
Reasons for our Limited Knowledge as to What Varieties of Nut Trees to Plant	18
The Diseases of Nut Trees	26
Notes on Nut Bearing Pines and Allied Conifers	29
Notes taken on an Excursion to Merribrooke	34
A Visit to the Estate of the Late Lowell M. Palmer	45
Advent of Nuts into the Nations List of Staple Foods	46
The Importance of Nut Growing	58
The Proper Place of Nut Trees in the Planting Program	64
Some Insects Injuring Nut Trees	73
The Extent of the Hardy Nut Tree Nursery Business	81
Nut Trees for Shade	92
Appendix	101
Attendance	103

---

OFFICERS OF THE ASSOCIATION.

President	W. C. Reed	University of Pennsylvania
Vice-President	W. N. Hutt	Indiana
Secretary and Treasurer	W. C. Deming	Georgetown, Connecticut

COMMITTEES

Auditing—C. P. Close, C. A. Reed

Executive—T. P. Littlepage, J. Russell Smith and the Officers

Finance—T. P. Littlepage, Willard G. Bixby, W. C. Deming

Hybrids—R. T. Morris, C. P. Close, W. C. Deming, J. G. Rush

Membership—Harry E. Weber, R. T. Olcott, F. N. Fagan, W. O. Potter,

W. C. Deming, Wendell P. Williams, J. Russell Smith

Nomenclature—C. A. Reed, R. T. Morris, J. F. Jones

Press and Publication—Ralph T. Olcott, J. Russell Smith, W. C. Deming

Programme—W. C. Deming, J. Russell Smith, C. A. Reed, W. N. Hutt,

R. T. Morris

Promising Seedlings—C. A. Reed, J. F. Jones