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or experiment station tell a man to plunge into these things when we 

 have nothing to base our suggestions on? 



Dr. Smith: I would like to express the hope that Mr. Fagan will 

 keep a record of the way black walnuts and hickory nuts perform in 

 the vicinity of the college. He could use his students to keep such 

 records of other parts of the state. In years to come I hope I may 

 have your record for crops for a decade native to your locality. 



Mr. Hershey: I just want to say in regard to creating sentiment, 

 that my procedure of salesmanship is to advise people to plant a few 

 trees to learn the business. 



Mr. Bi.xbv: Does the beech grow and bear well in your section? 



Prof. Fagan : We have a few valleys in our section where they 

 are growing. Right in our locality we seldom see them. 



Mr. Bixby: What I am anxious to find out is if it is a good 

 bearer. 



