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of the offer of membership and the Journal for $2.50. In spite of
the reduction of 25 cents on each membership, the receipts for dues
have increased from $273 to $331. I would suggest that the
membership fee be still further reduced by 25 cents, when combined
with subscription to the Journal, if the editor is willing to continue the
present arrangement whereby the price of the Journal is reduced to 75
cents when subscribed to with membership, so that the two together
will cost $2.25. Another year it may be possible to make a similar
reduction. The object toward which we ought to work is membership

for $1, and membership with the Journal$2. I should like to hear the
opinions of the members as to the advisability of working to reduce our
dues to $1 annually.
How Members May Help
At the risk of monotony I will repeat my concluding remarks of last
year and ask that each member help increase the prosperity and
usefulness of the Association by enlisting new members, by advertising
his business in the annual report, and by paying his dues promptly. The
secretary would much rather spend his time answering questions and
imparting such information as lies in his power, than to have to send
repeated notices to members in arrears for dues.
The secretary will be happy at all times to learn of the plans and
progress of the members.
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THE PRESIDENT: You have heard the report of the secretary. There
are two things to be done with it. It is, as you will notice, first a report
of the year's business and, second, it has certain suggestions for your
consideration. I think that as a business report we can discuss and move
its adoption, amendment or rejection. After that we may take up the
suggestions.
[Adoption moved, seconded and carried.]
He has brought before our consideration the amount of dues, and the
question of their payment. I doubt the advisability of a lengthy
discussion in this business meeting. I think it better to refer it to the
executive committee. Unless I hear further suggestions, I will take that
action. The next piece of business is the matter of the report on the
amendments to the constitution. Professor Close and the secretary were
appointed a committee for this matter, and as Professor Close cannot be
here, we will hear from the secretary on the matter. (See amended
constitution.)

DR. SMITH: I am now glad to announce that we have covered the
necessary business ground, and now come to the real meat of the
meeting. We have with us this morning Dr. Baker, Dean of the State
College of Forestry, at Syracuse, who is going to address us on the
subject of "The Relation of Forestry Conditions in New York to
Possibilities of Nut Growing."

THE RELATION OF FOREST CONDITIONS IN NEW YORK TO
POSSIBILITIES OF NUT GROWING
DR. HUGH P. BAKER, DEAN OF THE NEW YORK STATE
COLLEGE OF FORESTRY AT SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY
The forester presumes to come before your organization because he is
concerned with one of the greatest of the natural resources of this and
other states of the Union and not with the idea of bringing information
as to details in nut culture. Possibly nut culture as a business is more
closely related to agriculture than forestry. Forestry is not subordinate
to agriculture in this country but co-ordinate with it. Together they will
come as near solving the soil problems of the country as is possible for
man to solve them.
The forester is interested and concerned with the wild nut trees
wherever he has to do with the forests or forest lands of the country.
Throughout the great hardwood sections of the East there are many
native nut-bearing trees, and in the proper utilization of the trees which
make up the forests the forester is concerned not alone with the lumber
which may come from these trees, but he is concerned as well with the
value of the by-products of the forest and the influence of the
utilization of these by-products upon the forest.
In view of the forester's interest in all of the trees which make up our
forests, my purpose of addressing you today is to bring before you the
question of the most effective use of the forest soils of this state. I shall
also attempt to make some suggestions to your organization in the
matter of interesting the man on the street in nut growing. This

profession and the business of forestry have been passing through a
period of general educational work in this country. Some of the lessons
which we have learned through our efforts to interest the people in their
forests may be of help to you in interesting the