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a single experiment
station in the country where any nut breeding experiments are being
conducted. A few manifest a little interest in planting horticultural
varieties but the only breeding experiments that I know of, or at this
moment recall, are those of Dr. Morris, Dr. Van Fleet, Mr. Forkert and
Mr. Jones. All of these experimenters have produced results that more
than indicate great possibilities.
Therefore I think that more of the energy of this association should be
expended in influencing the self perpetuating horticultural institutions
to see the importance of nut culture.
Attention should be called also to our treasurer's initiative,
perseverance and industry in issuing Bulletin No. 5 on Nut Culture, in
improving and reprinting our accredited list of nut nurserymen, in
visiting, photographing and describing many of our important parent
nut trees, in securing and distributing scions, in promoting
experimental topworking of native nut trees in promising localities, in
developing a varietal and experimental nut orchard which in time will
be second to none in these respects, and in many other promotions of
the objects of our association, unsparingly of his energy and his means.
It is curious that the biggest development in nut tree planting, for which
we are responsible apparently, and practically the only considerable
development of the roadside planting of nut trees, about which we have
been talking so much, is on the other side of the earth, in China, where
Mr. Wang, one of our members, and associated with the Kinsan
Arboretum, is planting along the new model highway from Shanghai to
Hangkow, a ton of black walnuts bought in this country and shipped to
him through Mr. Bixby.
Two public horticultural institutions in Canada have written me about

making nut plantings.
We seem, perhaps, in this land, too busy making what we call wealth,
and armaments to protect it, too busy to give attention to the food
supply of the future race.
To summarise, the association may feel that its purpose as originally
stated, and never changed, "The Promotion of Interest in Nut Bearing
Plants, their Products and their Culture," has been furthered
consistently though results are slow. For the future we should work, 1.
For a greater membership. 2. To stimulate interest in horticultural
institutions, especially in nut breeding. 3. To give definite information
that will encourage nut tree planting for profit by individuals. 4. To
promote roadside, memorial and public place planting of nut trees. 5.
To discover still more of our valuable native nut trees through our prize
contests.
Mr. C. A. Reed has made a suggestion which I will lay before you and
which may be considered at a later hour. He suggests that it might be
better to have our conventions once in two years, every other one to be
held in Washington.
This is so radical a proposal that it should have prolonged consideration
before adoption.
The affairs of the association are not getting from the secretary the
attention they deserve and he does not foresee better attention in the
future. He wishes that some more active person could be found for the
place and would be very glad to have the association elect another
secretary.
THE PRESIDENT: The secretary's report will be received and filed
with the proceedings. Are there any remarks in connection therewith?
Personally, I wish to endorse emphatically what the secretary has said
relative to Treasurer Bixby who has worked early and late and has
promoted the affairs of this association to a very great degree. His work
is along practical lines and brings results.

The secretary finds fault with himself. No member of the association
endorses that particular phase of his paper because his work has been
good, he has had the best interests of the association at heart at all
times--that I personally know--and I sincerely hope that he may change
his mind relative to his successor.
We will now listen to the report of Treasurer Bixby.
NORTHERN NUT GROWERS ASSOCIATION In account with
WILLARD G. BIXBY, TREASURER
RECEIPTS
Balance on hand Oct. 1, 1921: | | | | Special Hickory Price, $25.00; Life
| | | | Membership, $25.00; for Regular | | | | Expenses, $25.26 | | | |$
75.26 From Annual members including joint | | | | subscriptions to
American Nut | | | | Journal |$199.50|$ 423.58|$ 623.08| Reports | 5.50|
7.50| 13.00| Contribution for prizes | 54.00| 15.00| 69.00| Contribution
to meet expenses | | 602.50| 602.50| Bulletin No. 5 | 12.73| 60.94| 73.67|
Cash discount on bills paid | .48| | .48| Postage returned | | .10| .10|
Advertising in Report | | 5.00| 5.00| Life Membership P. W. Wang | |
20.00| 20.00| Funds Received for transmission to | | | | other parties | |
1.00| 1.00| Salary check returned by Secretary