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Association^ of which the reports reach very few of the public, and 

 magazine articles, there has been little to encourage pecan tree plant- 

 ing except the nurseryman's effort, which the public looks on as 

 sales talk. 



What the prospective commercial planter wants and should have is 

 reliable information as to planting, results, bearing records, and data 

 on pecan growing in general. This has never been available from any 

 source except the nurseryman and the .few early planters, then in a 

 limited way. 



Very often I am asked by some correspondent as to where there 

 is a northern pecan orchard in bearing, and to give him the names of 

 some of the largest plantings where lie can obtain information from 

 the planter. 



What the northern pecan industry needs is a test and experimental 

 orchard in southern Indiana, where a complete record of trees as to 

 planting, results, cost per acre of planting, and bringing orchard 

 into bearing, blooming dates, and bearing records of the different 

 varieties are kept, and this information available to the public at all 

 times, and where the many interested prospective planters who visit 

 this section for information can see the facts demonstrated and settle 

 the points in question for themselves at once, instead of each one 

 doing his own experimenting by making a trial planting and losing 

 several years of valuable time waiting for these trees to come into 

 bearing. 



The President: I will ask the committee on resolutions to make 

 its report. 



Prof. Neilson: One of the first things I want to present is an 

 expression of appreciation of the services of our retiring President, 

 Dr. Deming. As founder of this association Dr. Deming has done 

 excellent work in the organization of its activities. He was secretary 

 for fifteen years and efficiently served the association as president 

 for the past year. He has been most enthusiastic in all that he under- 

 took and lias shown a patience and persistence that is liiglily com- 

 mendable. We regret to learn that he is unable to continue as our 

 president and take this occasion to express our sense of loss over his 

 inability to serve us for another year. W^hile he is unable to continue 

 as our president we know that he will remain an active member as 



