Dr. Baum: A few, I mow them down.
Dr. Smith: I want to talk to you about the possibility of making some small cash contributions next summer for a nut contest. We have not had any contributions for a nut contest for some time and it is the only way we can get any new varieties. I would like to start this nut contest next September. It will be necessary to get a lot of people interested and a lot of publicity in the newspapers. We could give a first prize of $25.00, some $5.00 and some $3.00 prizes. It means we would have to have $60.00 or $75.00.
Perhaps we can make a more definite call next September.
Dr. Theiss: I would like to get any information that is available on the pollinization of filberts. The difficulty seems to be in getting pollinators.
The President: There is full information on that subject in the bulletin issued of Prof. Slate of the Geneva Experiment Station.
Prof. Slate, what can you tell us about it? Have you any information other than what was published in that bulletin?
Prof. Slate: We have this difficulty, that the pollen bearing catkins seem to ripen very early and then the first cold snap freezes them.
Dr. Smith: I would like to know something about the market for shagbarks and if the market is for cracked nuts.
The President: There is a very small market for them in Cleveland, Ohio. Is there any information about hickory nuts?