Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Twenty-Fifth Annual Meeting / Battle Creek, Michigan, September 10 and 11, 1934

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INDEX

Officers, Directors and Committees	[3]
State Vice-Presidents	[4]
List of Members	[5]
Constitution	[8]
By-Laws	[9]
The President	[10]
Proceedings of the Twenty-fifth Annual Convention	[11]
Address of Welcome by W. K. Kellogg	[11]
Report of Secretary	[13]
Report of Treasurer	[15]
Reports of Standing Committees	[16]
Business Session	[18]
The Dietetic Importance of Nuts—Dr. John Harvey Kellogg	[20]
Nut Culture Work of the Living Tree Guild—Miss Dorothy Sawyer	[28]
Progress report on Nut Growing in the Ithaca, N. Y. region—Dr. L. H. MacDaniels	[31]
Some Random Notes on Nut Culture—D. C. Snyder	[34]
Winter Injury of Filberts at Geneva, 1933-34—Prof. G. L. Slate	[36]
Notes on Hickories—A. B. Anthony	[41]
Letter from Rev. Paul C. Crath—Poland	[45]
The Chestnut Situation in Illinois—Dr. A. S. Colby	[47]
Report on Commercial Cracking and Merchandising of Black Walnuts—H. F. Stokes	[50]
Nut Culture in Ontario—George Corsan	[53]
Nut Growing on a Commercial Basis—Miss Amelia Riehl	[54]
Some Notes on the Hardiness of the English Walnut in Michigan and Ontario—Prof. J. A. Neilson	[55]
Nut Tree Prospects in the Tennessee Valley—John W. Hershey	[61]
Some New Hicans and Pecans—J. G. Duis	[62]
Some Old Friends—Dr. W. C. Deming	[64]
Nut Growing in Vermont—Zenas H. Ellis	[66]
A Roll Call of the Nuts—Dr. W. C. Deming	[69]
Nut Culture in the North—J. F. Wilkinson	[84]
Varieties of Nut Trees for the Northernmost Zone—C. A. Reed	[87]
Notes on the TOUR, Tuesday September11, 1934	[104]
Address of Prof. V. R. Gardner, Director, Experiment Station at Michigan State College, East Lansing	[104]
The 1934 Ohio Black Walnut Contest—Carl F. Walker	[107]
Mr. Ellis' Report as Delegate to Paris Horticultural Exposition	[109]
Report of Resolutions Committee	[110]
Communications from:
J. U. Gellatley	[111]
B. D. Wallace	[113]
Vera Nekiassena	[114]
Divisional Forest Officer—Kashmir	[115]
John W. Hershey	[116]
Mrs. E. W. Freel	[117]
Geo. W. Gibbens	[117]
Fred Kettler	[118]
Telegram to Dr. Morris	[119]
Catalogue of Nut trees in Kellogg Plantings	[120]
Exhibits at Convention	[122]
Attendance	[124]
Books and Bulletins on Northern Nut Growing	[126]
Advertisement—"Hobbies Magazine"	[127]

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OFFICERS OF THE ASSOCIATION

President. Frank H. Frey, Room 930, la Salle St. Station, Chicago, Ill.

Vice-President. Dr. G. A. Zimmerman, 32 South 13th St., Harrisburg, Pa.

Secretary. Geo. L. Slate, State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, N. Y.

Treasurer.. Carl F. Walker, 2851 E. Overlook Road, Cleveland Heights, Ohio

DIRECTORS

Frank H. Frey, Dr. G. A. Zimmerman, Geo. L. Slate, Carl F. Walker,
Prof. J. A. Neilson, D. C. Snyder.

EDITOR OF PUBLICATIONS

Dr. W. C. Deming

COMMITTEES

Executive. Frank H. Frey, Dr. G. A. Zimmerman, Geo. L. Slate, Carl F. Walker, Prof. J. A. Neilson, D. C. Snyder.

Auditing. Zenas H. Ellis, H. Burgart.

Finance. T. P. Littlepage, Dr. W. C. Deming, H. R. Weber.

Press and Publication. Dr. W. C. Deming, Karl W. Greene, Dr. J. Russell Smith, Zenas H. Ellis, Geo. L. Slate.

Membership. Col. L. H. Mitchell, Miss Dorothy C. Sawyer, J. U. Gellatly, D. C. Snyder, Carl F. Walker.

Program. J. F. Wilkinson, Dr. W. C. Deming, C. A. Reed, Karl W. Greene, H. R. Weber.

Hybrids and Promising Seedlings. Dr. G. A. Zimmerman, Prof. N. F. Drake, Miss Amelia Riehl, H. F. Stoke, J. F. Wilkinson, C. A. Reed.

Survey. C. A. Reed, Carl F. Walker, Dr. A. S. Colby, H. F. Stoke, Dr. L. H. Mac Daniels, Dr. W. C. Deming.

Exhibits. H. R. Weber, Miss Mildred Jones, Prof. A. S. Colby.

DEAN OF THE ASSOCIATION

Dr. Robert T. Morris, of New York and Connecticut.

FIELD SECRETARY

Zenas H. Ellis, Fair Haven, Vermont.

OFFICIAL JOURNAL

American Fruit Grower, 1370 Ontario St., Cleveland, Ohio.

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STATE VICE-PRESIDENTS

Argentina, S. A.	Francisco M. Croce
Arkansas	Prof. N. F. Drake
California	Will J. Thorpe
Canada	J. U. Gellatly
Canal Zone	L. C. Leighton
Connecticut	Dr. W. C. Deming
Dist. of Columbia	L. H. Mitchell
Illinois	Dr. A. S. Colby
Indiana	J. F. Wilkinson
Iowa	D. C. Snyder
Kansas	W. P. Orth
Kentucky	E. C. Rice
Maryland	T. P. Littlepage
Massachusetts	James H. Bowditch
Michigan	Harry Burgart
Minnesota	Carl Weschcke
Missouri	J. W. Schmid
Nebraska	William Caha
New Jersey	Lee W. Jaques
New York	Prof. L. H. MacDaniels
Ohio	Harry R. Weber
Oregon	C. E. Schuster
Pennsylvania	John Rick
Rhode Island	Philip Allen
Vermont	Zenas H. Ellis
Virginia	Dr. J. Russel Smith
Washington	Major H. B. Ferris
West Virginia	Andrew Cross
Wisconsin	Lt. G. H. Turner

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NORTHERN NUT GROWERS' ASSOCIATION

List of Members as of January 1, 1935

ARGENTINA, S. A.

Croce, Francisco M., Mendoza

ARKANSAS

* Drake, Prof. N. F., Fayetteville

CALIFORNIA

Thorpe, William J., 1545 Divisadero St., San Francisco

CANADA

Chipman, G. F., "The Country Guide," Winnipeg, Manitoba

Gage, J. H., 107 Flatt Ave., Hamilton, Ont.

Gellatly, J. U., West Bank, B. C.

Middleton, M. S., Esq., District Horticulturist, Vernon, B. C.

CANAL ZONE

Leighton, L. C., Box 1452, Cristobal

CONNECTICUT

Bartlett, F. A., F. A. Bartlett Tree Expert Co., Stamford

Beeman, Henry W., New Preston

Deming, Dr. W. C., 31 Owen St., Hartford

Little, Norman B., Rocky Hill

* Morris, Dr. Robert T., Merribrooke, R. F. D., Stamford

Pratt, George D., Jr., Bridgewater

Rowley, Dr. John C., 1046 Asylum St., Hartford

Southworth, Geo. F., Milford

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Gravatt, Dr. G. F., Forest Pathology, Plant Industry, U. S. D. A., Wash.

Greene, Karl W., 2203 Foxhall Rd., N. W., Washington

* Littlepage, Thomas P., Union Trust Bldg., Washington

Mitchell, Col. Lennard H., 2219 California St., N. W., Washington

Reed, C. A., Dep't of Agriculture, Washington

ILLINOIS

Anthony, A. B., R. F. D. No. 3, Sterling

Bontz, Mrs. Lillian, General Delivery, Peoria

Colby, Dr. Arthur S., University of Illinois, Urbana

Frey, Frank H., Room 930, LaSalle St. Station, Chicago

Oakes Royal, Bluffs

Ramsdell, T. A., Hotel Galt, Sterling

Riehl, Miss Amelia, Evergreen Heights, Godfrey

Spencer, Mrs. May R., 275 W. Decatur St., Decatur

INDIANA

Galbreath, Dr. R. S., 16 W. Washington St., Huntington

Minton, Charles F., 825 South Jefferson St., Huntington

Wilkinson, J. F., Indiana Nut Nursery, Rockport

IOWA

Helmick, J. K., Columbus Junction

Iowa State Horticultural Society, State House, Des Moines

Johnson, Mrs. R. T., Knoxville

Rohrbacher, Wm., 811 East College St., Iowa City

Schlagenbusch Bros., Route No. 3, Ft. Madison

Snyder, D. C., Center Point

Van Meter, W. L., Adel

KANSAS

Orth, W. P., Mt. Hope

KENTUCKY

Horine, Dr. Emmet F., 523 Breslin Medical Bldg., Louisville

Rice, E. C., Absher

MARYLAND

Close, Dr. C. P., College Park

Hahn, Albert G., Route No. 6, Bethesda

Porter, John J., 1199 The Terrace, Hagerstown

Mehring, Upton F., Keymar

Purnell, J. Edgar, Box 24, Salisbury

MASSACHUSETTS

Allen, Edward E., Hotel Ambassador, Cambridge

* Bowditch, James H., 903 Tremont St., Boston

Brown, Daniel L., 60 State St., Boston

Hale, Richard W., 60 State St., Boston

Kaan, Dr. Helen W., Wellesley College, Wellesley

Putnam, Mrs. Ellen M., 129 Babson St., Mattapan

Russell, Mrs. Newton H., 12 Burnett Ave., South Hadley

Ryan, Henry E., Sunderland

Smith, Leon C., 60 Day Ave., Westfield

Wellman, Sargeant H., Windridge, Topsfield

MICHIGAN

Bradley, Homer L., 56 Manchester St., Battle Creek

Burgart, Harry, Michigan Nut Nursery, Route No. 2, Union City

Healey, Scott, Route No. 2, Otsego

Healy, Oliver T., Michigan Nut Nursery, Route No. 2, Union City

*** Kellogg, Dr. John Harvey, 202 Manchester St., Battle Creek

*** Kellogg, W. K., Battle Creek

Morrison, J. Robert, Paw Paw

Neilson, Prof. J. A., Michigan State College, E. Lansing

Otto, Arnold G., 4150 Three Mile Drive, Detroit

Stocking, Frederick N., 3456 Cadillac St., Detroit

Wieber, Frank A., Fowler

MINNESOTA

Andrews, Miss Frances E., 245 Clifton Ave., Minneapolis

Weschcke, Carl, 98 Wabasha St., St. Paul

MISSOURI

Schmid, J. W., 615 S. Holland, Springfield

NEBRASKA

Caha, Wm., Wahoo

NEW JERSEY

Buckwalter, Alan R., Flemington

* Jaques, Lee W., 74 Waverly Place, Jersey City

Orner, George D., 751 Ridgewood Rd., Maplewood

NEW YORK

Bennett, F. H., 19 East 92nd St., New York

Bixby, Mrs. Willard G., 32 Grand Ave., Baldwin

Collins, Joseph N., 335 W. 87th St., New York

Cooke, Frank S., 341 Bowery, New York

Crysdale, Stanley A., Route No. 5, Auburn

Curtis, Elroy, 58 Worth St., New York

Ellwanger, Mrs. Wm. D., 510 East Ave., Rochester

Graham, S. H., Route No. 5, Ithaca

* Huntington, A. M., 3 East 89th St., New York

Kelly, Mortimer B., 17 Battery Place, New York

* Lewis, Clarence, 1000 Park Ave., New York

MacDaniels, Dr. L. H., c/o Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y.

* Montgomery, Robert H., 385 Madison Ave., New York

Pickhardt, Dr. Otto C., 117 East 80th St., New York

Sawyer, Miss Dorothy C., Living Tree Guild, 468 Fourth Ave., N. Y.

Sefton, Pennington, 94 Lake Ave., Auburn

Slate, Geo. L., State Agricultural Exp. Station, Geneva

Smith, Gilbert L., State School, Wassaic

Tice, David, Lockport

Tukey, Dr. Harold B., State Agricultural Exp. Station, Geneva

* Wissman, Mrs. F. de R., 9 W. 54th St., New York

OHIO

Canaday, Ward M., Home Bank Bldg., Toledo

Cranz, Eugene F., Mount Tom Farm, Ira

Fickes, W. R., Route No. 7, Wooster

Gerber, E. P., Route No. 1, Apple Creek

Park, Dr. J. B., Ohio State University, Columbus

Tabor, Rollin H., Mount Vernon

Thorton, Willis, Fenway Hall Hotel, Cleveland

Walker, Carl F., 2851 E. Overlook Rd., Cleveland Heights

* Weber, Harry R., 123 East 6th St., Cincinnati

OREGON

Schuster, C. E., Horticulturist, Corvallis

PENNSYLVANIA

Baum, Dr. F. L., Yellow House

Gebhardt, F. C., 140 East 29th St., Erie

Hershey, John W., Downingtown

Hostetter, C. F., Bird-In-Hand

Hostetter, L. K., Route No. 5, Lancaster

Jones Nurseries, J. F., Lancaster, Box 356

Kaufman, M. M., Clarion

Leach, Will, Cornell Bldg., Scranton

McIntyre, A. C., Dep't of Forestry, State College

Miller, Herbert, Pinecrest Poultry Farms, Richfield

* Rick, John, 438 Pennsylvania Square, Reading

Ruhl, A. W., Langhorne Terrace, Langhorne

Smith, Dr. J. Russell, Swarthmore, Pa., 550 Elm Ave.

Theiss, Dr. Lewis E., Muncy

* Wister, John C., Clarkson Ave. & Wister Sts., Germantown

Wright, Ross Pier, 235 West 6th St., Erie

Zimmerman, Dr. G. A., 32 So. 13th St., Harrisburg

RHODE ISLAND

** Allen, Phillip, 178 Dorance St., Providence

VERMONT

Aldrich, A. W., Route No. 3, Springfield

Elfgren, Ivar P., 11 Sheldon Place, Rutland

* Ellis, Zenas H., Fair Haven

VIRGINIA

Ricketts, E. T., Box 168-D, Route No. 5, Alexandria

Stoke, H. F., 1421 Watts Ave., Roanoke

WASHINGTON

Ferris, Major Hiram B., P. O. Box 74, Spokane

WEST VIRGINIA

Cross, Andrew, Ripley

WISCONSIN

Turner, Lieut. G. H., 932 Prospect Ave., Portage

* Life Member

** Contributing Member

*** Honorary Member

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CONSTITUTION