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  called 
  for 
  the 
  consideration 
  of 
  the 
  hickory 
  bark 
  borer, 
  by 
  the 
  

   Commissioner 
  of 
  Agriculture 
  of 
  the 
  State 
  of 
  New 
  York. 
  

  

  The 
  question 
  of 
  the 
  publication 
  ° 
  of 
  reports 
  of 
  the 
  Conven- 
  

   tion 
  proceedings 
  in 
  the 
  American 
  Fruit 
  and 
  Nut 
  Journal, 
  was 
  

   next 
  taken 
  up 
  and 
  it 
  was 
  moved 
  by 
  Mr. 
  Lake 
  and 
  carried 
  that 
  

   the 
  papers 
  and 
  discussions 
  of 
  this 
  Society 
  shall 
  be 
  used 
  for 
  its 
  

   own 
  publications 
  exclusively, 
  except 
  as 
  the 
  Executive 
  Commit- 
  

   tee 
  deems 
  it 
  to 
  the 
  best 
  interests 
  of 
  the 
  industry 
  to 
  furnish 
  them 
  

   for 
  separate 
  publication. 
  

  

  The 
  Secretary: 
  On 
  November 
  8th, 
  I 
  received 
  a 
  letter 
  from 
  

   Calvin 
  J. 
  Huson, 
  the 
  Commissioner 
  of 
  Agriculture 
  of 
  New 
  York, 
  

   to 
  this 
  effect. 
  

  

  Dear 
  Sir: 
  

  

  At 
  the 
  coming 
  land 
  show 
  in 
  New 
  York 
  this 
  department 
  pro- 
  

   poses 
  to 
  have, 
  as 
  a 
  part 
  of 
  its 
  exhibit, 
  a 
  collection 
  of 
  native 
  and 
  

   introduced 
  New 
  York 
  grown 
  nuts. 
  

  

  Can 
  you 
  give 
  us 
  the 
  names 
  of 
  growers 
  of 
  the 
  better 
  strains 
  

   of 
  nuts 
  who 
  might 
  be 
  able 
  to 
  furnish 
  material 
  for 
  such 
  an 
  exhibit. 
  

   Perhaps 
  your 
  association 
  would 
  be 
  able 
  to 
  assist 
  in 
  the 
  matter. 
  

   The 
  Department 
  will 
  be 
  able 
  to 
  stand 
  a 
  reasonable 
  expense 
  for 
  

   cost 
  of 
  nuts, 
  expressage, 
  etc. 
  Perhaps 
  a 
  few 
  seedling 
  trees 
  would 
  

   add 
  interest. 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  By 
  the 
  exhibit 
  as 
  a 
  whole 
  we 
  wish 
  

   to 
  show 
  the 
  variety 
  and 
  quality 
  of 
  nuts 
  that 
  may 
  be 
  grown 
  

  

  in 
  this 
  state 
  

  

  Very 
  truly 
  yours, 
  

  

  Calvin 
  J. 
  Huson, 
  

  

  Commissioner. 
  

  

  He 
  wished 
  me 
  to 
  assist 
  in 
  getting 
  up 
  an 
  exhibit, 
  but 
  as 
  he 
  

   only 
  gave 
  us 
  a 
  week 
  I 
  was 
  unable 
  to 
  do 
  anything. 
  I 
  do 
  not 
  

   know 
  that 
  there 
  is 
  any 
  action 
  to 
  be 
  taken 
  on 
  that, 
  but 
  I 
  read 
  

   the 
  letter 
  simply 
  to 
  show 
  that 
  the 
  interest 
  in 
  nut 
  growing 
  is 
  

   increasing 
  and 
  that 
  this 
  is 
  an 
  opportunity 
  for 
  us 
  to 
  make 
  an 
  

   exhibit 
  another 
  year. 
  

  

  Mr. 
  Lake: 
  Would 
  the 
  secretary 
  take 
  the 
  trouble 
  to 
  make 
  

   a 
  collection 
  of 
  nuts 
  covering 
  the 
  territory 
  of 
  the 
  association 
  and 
  

   submit 
  it 
  for 
  exhibit 
  at 
  a 
  meeting 
  of 
  this 
  character, 
  this 
  land 
  

   show, 
  giving 
  credit 
  to 
  the 
  donors 
  for 
  material, 
  somewhat 
  as 
  

   Mr. 
  Reed 
  has 
  done 
  in 
  pecans 
  for 
  the 
  National 
  Nut 
  Growers 
  

   Association 
  ? 
  

  

  The 
  Secretary: 
  I 
  think 
  I'd 
  have 
  a 
  few 
  minutes 
  to 
  spare 
  

   to 
  do 
  that. 
  

  

  