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  The 
  Chairman: 
  In 
  our 
  locality, 
  people 
  would 
  ask, 
  "Why- 
  

   is 
  that 
  string 
  of 
  squirrels 
  following 
  that 
  man 
  ?" 
  

  

  Mr. 
  Corsan: 
  I 
  have 
  been 
  planting 
  nuts 
  in 
  that 
  way 
  for 
  

   years. 
  

  

  The 
  Chairman: 
  If 
  a 
  man 
  planted 
  trees 
  which 
  belonged 
  in 
  

   his 
  neighborhood, 
  nuts 
  that 
  were 
  already 
  in 
  the 
  dominant 
  ruling 
  

   group, 
  then 
  his 
  chances 
  for 
  success 
  would 
  be 
  very 
  good, 
  but 
  

   if 
  he 
  introduced 
  in 
  fence 
  corners 
  trees 
  that 
  had 
  to 
  adjust 
  them- 
  

   selves 
  to 
  a 
  new 
  environment, 
  he 
  would 
  find 
  very 
  few 
  growing 
  

   and 
  the 
  squirrels, 
  other 
  trees 
  and 
  various 
  obstacles 
  to 
  develop- 
  

   ment 
  in 
  the 
  midst 
  of 
  established 
  species, 
  would 
  wipe 
  out 
  most 
  of 
  

   them. 
  Nevertheless, 
  as 
  it 
  isn't 
  much 
  trouble, 
  I 
  would 
  advise 
  

   anybody 
  to 
  take 
  a 
  pocketful 
  of 
  hickory 
  nuts 
  out 
  with 
  him 
  when 
  

   he 
  goes 
  for 
  a 
  walk 
  and 
  plant 
  one 
  every 
  little 
  way. 
  

  

  A 
  Member: 
  The 
  idea 
  is 
  good; 
  let 
  us 
  follow 
  it 
  up. 
  

  

  Mr. 
  Rush: 
  I 
  don't 
  think 
  it 
  is 
  feasible 
  at 
  all 
  to 
  plant 
  trees 
  

   around 
  fence 
  corners. 
  

  

  The 
  Chairman: 
  In 
  our 
  locality 
  it 
  would 
  not 
  do 
  at 
  all. 
  

  

  A 
  Member: 
  It 
  won't 
  do 
  in 
  any 
  locality. 
  The 
  sods 
  and 
  grass 
  

   around 
  the 
  tree 
  will 
  dwarf 
  it 
  and 
  cause 
  a 
  very 
  slow 
  growth. 
  

   Our 
  time 
  is 
  valuable 
  and 
  we 
  can't 
  wait 
  on 
  that 
  kind 
  of 
  a 
  tree 
  

   to 
  bring 
  results. 
  Cultivation 
  is 
  the 
  main 
  need. 
  Sometimes 
  

   trees 
  will 
  do 
  well 
  where 
  the 
  soil 
  is 
  rich 
  and 
  competition 
  absent. 
  

   In 
  Burlington, 
  N. 
  J. 
  we 
  found 
  a 
  walnut 
  tree 
  bearing 
  enormous 
  

   crops 
  in 
  a 
  back 
  yard. 
  I 
  have 
  seen 
  the 
  same 
  thing 
  in 
  this 
  county, 
  

   and 
  also 
  in 
  Carlisle, 
  and 
  the 
  Nebo 
  tree, 
  famous 
  for 
  its 
  wonderful 
  

   productiveness, 
  has 
  a 
  similar 
  environment. 
  But 
  it 
  is 
  high 
  culti- 
  

   vation 
  that 
  usually 
  is 
  necessary 
  for 
  the 
  best 
  results 
  in 
  all 
  treeS; 
  

   and 
  walnut 
  trees 
  particularly. 
  

  

  The 
  Secretary: 
  Here 
  is 
  a 
  note 
  relating 
  to 
  this 
  subject: 
  

  

  "The 
  women 
  of 
  Sapulpa, 
  Okla., 
  who 
  recently 
  organized 
  for 
  

   city 
  and 
  county 
  improvement 
  and 
  advancement, 
  have 
  deter- 
  

   mined 
  to 
  plant 
  pecan, 
  walnut 
  and 
  hickory 
  trees 
  on 
  both 
  sides 
  

   of 
  a 
  road 
  now 
  being 
  constructed 
  through 
  Creek 
  County, 
  basing 
  

   their 
  action 
  on 
  the 
  theory 
  that 
  two 
  pecan 
  trees 
  placed 
  in 
  the 
  

   back 
  yard 
  of 
  a 
  homestead 
  will 
  pay 
  the 
  taxes 
  on 
  the 
  property. 
  

   They 
  believe 
  that 
  when 
  the 
  trees 
  begin 
  to 
  bear 
  they 
  will 
  provide 
  

   a 
  fund 
  large 
  enough 
  for 
  the 
  maintenance 
  of 
  the 
  road." 
  

  

  The 
  Chairman: 
  That's 
  all 
  right 
  if 
  you 
  can 
  look 
  after 
  them. 
  

  

  Mr. 
  Littlepage: 
  It 
  is 
  very 
  interesting 
  to 
  listen 
  to 
  these 
  dis- 
  

   cussions 
  of 
  roadside 
  trees 
  and 
  I 
  have 
  until 
  recently 
  been 
  a 
  strong 
  

   advocate 
  of 
  them, 
  but 
  I 
  have 
  changed 
  my 
  opinion. 
  I 
  don't 
  

  

  