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

Produced by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
NEW YORK CITY SEPTEMBER 3, 4 and 5, 1924
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
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.
Auditing —MRS. KARL W. GREENE, P. H. O'CONNOR