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vising farmers in all parts of the state to plant black walnuts in a 

 limited way for profit? 



Prof. Fagan : For home use only. They come in or write in and 

 we try to tell them the type of soil to put them on, and we advise 

 them to plant in a small way. 



The President: How about the possibility of their cracking the 

 black walnuts and selling the kernels? 



Prof. Fagan: We have one valley in the state where they are 

 doing this now. They generally market them, in Baltimore. It is only 

 pin money. They will never get rich at it. 



The President: Did you say anything about what you are doing 

 at the station with nut trees ? 



Prof. Fagan: We are trying to keep them alive. English wal- 

 nuts have killed down mighty badly in the winter time. We are out- 

 side the territory where we can depend on growing English walnuts 

 in our mountains. 



The President: Are you doing well with any nuts there? 



Prof. Fagan: Black walnuts only. Pecans growing fairly well, 

 but they will never mature the nuts. The seasons are too cool and 

 not long enough. 



The President: Are you giving them as good care as Mr. Jones? 



Prof. Fagan: No indeed. We feel that Mr. Jones is doing fine 

 work in the state of Pennsylvania. 



The President: Is it purely a question of finances? 



Prof. Fagan: Yes, we might say it is a question of finances. 



Dr. Zimmerman: I do not want to cast any insinuations on Dr. 

 Pagan's remarks. But I am from Pennsylvania myself and I want to 

 tell this association that I do not agree with him at all. It seems to 

 me that if the state college can't do anything else it could at least 

 create a sentiment for nut growing, and that they have not done. If 

 you can't do anything yourself I wish you would: encourage others. I 

 believe there is as big opportunity in the northern part of Pennsyl- 



