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  of 
  this 
  kind 
  that 
  has 
  made 
  one 
  of 
  the 
  great 
  basic 
  industries 
  so 
  

   successful. 
  It 
  takes 
  three 
  things 
  to 
  make 
  a 
  really 
  great 
  nation; 
  

   it 
  takes 
  great 
  natural 
  resources, 
  it 
  takes 
  great 
  policies 
  and 
  it 
  

   takes 
  great 
  people. 
  We 
  have 
  nations 
  in 
  this 
  world 
  where 
  the 
  

   resources, 
  the 
  possibilities 
  of 
  agriculture 
  and 
  all 
  lines 
  of 
  human 
  

   endeavor 
  are 
  as 
  unlimited, 
  almost, 
  as 
  ours, 
  but 
  they 
  haven't 
  

   the 
  people 
  and 
  in 
  the 
  cases 
  where 
  they 
  have 
  people 
  of 
  the 
  right 
  

   kind, 
  they 
  haven't 
  adopted 
  the 
  policies. 
  It 
  takes 
  those 
  three 
  

   things 
  for 
  any 
  county, 
  any 
  state 
  or 
  any 
  nation 
  to 
  be 
  really 
  great, 
  

   and 
  it 
  is 
  indeed 
  gratifying 
  to 
  those 
  of 
  us 
  who 
  believe 
  in 
  the 
  

   highest 
  development, 
  the 
  best 
  for 
  humanity, 
  to 
  come 
  into 
  a 
  county 
  

   where 
  the 
  people, 
  through 
  their 
  industry, 
  their 
  policies 
  of 
  ad- 
  

   vancement, 
  have 
  made 
  that 
  county 
  one 
  of 
  the 
  best 
  farmed 
  agri- 
  

   cultural 
  counties 
  in 
  the 
  United 
  States; 
  and 
  that 
  is 
  saying 
  a 
  

   great 
  deal 
  when 
  you 
  consider 
  the 
  greatness 
  of 
  this 
  nation 
  and 
  

   her 
  immense 
  wealth 
  and 
  resources. 
  It 
  is 
  indeed 
  gratifying 
  to 
  

   all 
  of 
  us 
  who 
  are 
  spending 
  some 
  time 
  and 
  some 
  effort 
  to 
  further 
  

   somewhat 
  the 
  advancement 
  of 
  the 
  country 
  along 
  horticultural 
  

   lines, 
  to 
  be 
  met 
  with 
  a 
  cordial 
  welcome 
  and 
  to 
  come 
  into 
  this 
  

   community 
  that 
  has 
  so 
  highly 
  developed 
  her 
  various 
  resources: 
  

   so, 
  on 
  behalf 
  of 
  this 
  Association 
  and 
  all 
  its 
  members, 
  even 
  the 
  

   members 
  that 
  are 
  not 
  here, 
  those 
  of 
  them 
  who 
  might, 
  if 
  they 
  

   desired, 
  take 
  advantage 
  of 
  the 
  Mayor's 
  corkscrew 
  and 
  carna- 
  

   tion 
  bowl, 
  I 
  thank 
  the 
  Mayor 
  and 
  thank 
  the 
  citizens 
  of 
  this 
  

   County 
  and 
  say 
  that 
  we 
  are 
  delighted 
  to 
  be 
  among 
  you. 
  

   (Applause.) 
  

  

  The 
  Chairman: 
  We 
  will 
  now 
  proceed 
  with 
  the 
  regular 
  order 
  

   of 
  business. 
  As 
  my 
  paper 
  happens 
  to 
  be 
  placed 
  first 
  on 
  the 
  list, 
  

   through 
  the 
  methods 
  of 
  the 
  Secretary, 
  I 
  will 
  ask 
  Mr. 
  Littlepage 
  

   to 
  kindly 
  take 
  the 
  chair 
  while 
  I 
  present 
  notes 
  on 
  the 
  subject 
  of 
  

   hybridizing 
  nut 
  trees. 
  

  

  THE 
  PRACTICAL 
  ASPECTS 
  OF 
  HYBRIDIZING 
  

  

  NUT 
  TREES 
  

   Dr. 
  Robert 
  T. 
  Morris, 
  New 
  York 
  

  

  In 
  the 
  experimental 
  work 
  of 
  hybridizing 
  nut 
  trees, 
  we 
  soon 
  

   come 
  to 
  learn 
  that 
  a 
  number 
  of 
  practical 
  points 
  need 
  to 
  

   be 
  acquired 
  before 
  successful 
  hybridizing 
  can 
  be 
  done. 
  This 
  

   is 
  a 
  special 
  field 
  in 
  which 
  few 
  have 
  taken 
  part 
  as 
  yet, 
  and 
  

   consequently 
  any 
  notes 
  upon 
  the 
  subject 
  will 
  add 
  to 
  the 
  

  

  