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the writer was about to plant five hundred acres to black walnuts and 

 wanted to know where he could purchase them. Another letter stated 

 that the writer and his brother contemplated planting seventy-five 

 thousand (75,000) black walnut trees on twenty-five hundred (2500) 

 acres in Oklahoma and asked for information. 



An attorney at Mattoon, Illinois, wished information because he 

 and some friends were about to plant forty acres to nut trees. 



A young soldier of Decatur, wlio served with honor over seas, said 

 his mother owned fourteen acres in Soutliern Illinois, and wanted to 

 know if nut trees would grow there, etc. 



A lady living in Oregon wrote that she was about to move to 

 Southern Illinois, where she owned eighty acres of land and intended 

 to make her home. She wanted to know all about nut trees, planting 

 varieties, etc., and whether they would grow in the county she named. 



Questions like these need careful consideration for a little bad 

 advice might easily cause a serious loss. Fortunately, the land of the 

 young soldier and of the lady from Oregon in Illinois is surrounded 

 by walnut and pecan groves of native trees. Near them are nursery- 

 men of character and skill, members of this association, who are ready 

 to help and instruct them. Your secretary advised each of these 

 people to join this association, subscribe for the American Nut Journal, 

 buy the bulletins on nut culture advertised in the Journal, especially 

 the book on Nut Culture by Dr. Morris, write to Washington for 

 Farmer's bulletins Nos. 1392 and 1501 on the black walnut, and also 

 consult C A. Reed, Associate Pomologist, Nut Culture Investigations, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry, Washington, D. C. 



The next event was the secretary's appearance as a lecturer at the 

 Illinois State Fair, August 26th. The officials of the Department of 

 Agriculture are in hearty sympathy with this association and its ambi- 

 tions. Handsome premiums were off'ered for exhibits of nuts grown in 

 Illinois. This premium list was re-instated this year at the sugges- 

 tion of this association, and an unexpected display was made. It both 

 surprised and pleased the officials of the fair. 



Through the courtesy of Mr. C. A. Reed, fifty-one lantern slides 

 were sent to your secretary. There were very fine pictures of nut trees 

 which aroused much interest among those who saw them. 



