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Title: Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fifteenth Annual Meeting New York City, September 3, 4 and 5, 1924

Author: Various

Editor: Northern Nut Growers Association

Release Date: May 23, 2008 [EBook #25566]

Language: English

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NORTHERN NUT GROWERS ASSOCIATION

(INCORPORATED)

REPORT

OF THE PROCEEDINGS AT THE

FIFTEENTH ANNUAL MEETING

NEW YORK CITY SEPTEMBER 3, 4 and 5, 1924

CONTENTS

   Officers and Committees of the Association 3
   State Vice-Presidents 4
   Members of the Association 5
   Constitution 10
   By-Laws 13
   Proceedings of the Fifteenth Annual Convention 15
   Secretary's Report 15
   Treasurer's Report 18
   Address—Dr. Britton 19
   Reports from State Vice-Presidents 20-30
   Top Working Hickories in the North—W. C. Deming 32
   Notes on Mediate and Immediate Grafting at All Times of the
     Year—R. T. Morris 44
   Stocks For Hickories—W. G. Bixby 48
   The Search for Blight-resisting Chestnut Sprouts—J. F. Collins 57
   Protection of Wounds in Nut Trees—J. F. Collins 61
   A Harangue on the Nut Situation in Iowa—S. W. Snyder 65
   Some of the More Important Insects Attacking Northern
     Nuts—Fred E. Brooks 68
   Developing a Nut Industry in the Northeast—G. A. Zimmerman 75
   Transplanting Nut Trees—W. G. Bixby 78
   Heredity in Trees and Plants—A. F. Blakeslee 81
   Progress Report on Nut Culture in Canada—J. A. Neilson 88
   Notes by Professor A. S. Colby 93
   Address by Prof. MacDaniels 99
   Nut Tree Crops as a Part of Permanent Agriculture Without
     Plowing—J. R. Smith 103
   Notes at Mr. Bixby's Nut Orchards and Nurseries, Baldwin, N. Y. 107
   Exhibits at the House of W. G. Bixby 113
   Notes Taken at Merribrooke, Dr. Morris' Estate Near
     Stamford, Conn. 114
   Amendment to By-Laws 121
   Nuts—R. S. Copeland 125
   Hardiness in Nut Trees—C. A. Reed 127
   Walnut Grafting Investigations—T. J. Talbert 135
   Care and Preparation of Nuts for Seed Purposes—E. R. Lake 137
   Exhibits 140
   Members Present 142

OFFICERS OF THE ASSOCIATION

President HARRY R. WEBER, Gerke Building, Cincinnati, Ohio

   Vice-President MRS. W. D. ELLWANGER, 510 East Avenue,
                                                  Rochester, N. Y.

   Secretary C. A. REED, Box 485 Pa. Ave. Station,
                                        Washington, D. C.

   Assistant Secretary MRS. B. W. GAHN, 485 Pa. Ave. Station,
                                             Washington, D. C.

Treasurer H. J. HILLIARD, Sound View, Conn.

DIRECTORS

HARRY R. WEBER, DR. ROBT. T. MORRIS, WILLARD G. BIXBY, DR. W. C. DEMING, JAMES S. MCGLENNON

COMMITTEES

Auditing—MRS. KARL W. GREENE, P. H. O'CONNOR

Executive—HARRY R. WEBER, MRS. W. D. ELLWANGER, C. A. REED, H. J. HILLIARD, W. S. LINTON, J. S. MCGLENNON

Finance—T. P. LITTLEPAGE, W. G. BIXBY, DR. W. C. DEMING

Hybrids—DR. R. T. MORRIS, J. F. JONES, W. G. BIXBY, HOWARD SPENCE

Membership—HARRY R. WEBER, H. D. SPENCER, DR. J. R. SMITH, R. T. OLCOTT, W. G. BIXBY, J. A. NEILSON, DR. W. C. DEMING, J. W. HERSHEY

Nomenclature—C. A. REED, DR. R. T. MORRIS, J. F. JONES

   Press and Publications—DR. W. C. DEMING, W. G. BIXBY, M. G.
   KAINS

   Program—HARRY R. WEBER, F. A. BARTLETT, C. A. REED, DR. ROBT.
   T. MORRIS, A. S. COLBY

   Promising Seedlings—C. A. REED, J. F. JONES, W. G. BIXBY, J. A.
   NEILSON, S. W. SNYDER

STATE VICE-PRESIDENTS

Arkansas Prof. N. F. Drake Univ. of Arkansas, Fayetteville

California Will J. Thorpe 1545 Divisadero St., San Francisco

Canada James A. Neilson Hort. Exp. Sta., Vineland, Ontario

 China P. W. Wang Sec'y Kinsan Arboretum, 147 N. Sechuan Road,
                                                        Shanghai

Connecticut Dr. W. C. Deming 983 Main St., Hartford, Conn.

 Dist. of
   Columbia Karl W. Greene Ridge Road, N. W., Washington

England Howard Spence The Red House, Ainsdale, Southport

Georgia J. M. Patterson Putney

Illinois Henry D. Spencer Decatur

Indiana J. F. Wilkinson Rockport

Iowa S. W. Snyder Center Point

Kansas James Sharp Council Grove

Maryland P. H. O'Connor Bowie

Massachusetts C. Leroy Cleaver 496