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In this connection, your secretary is pleased to call attention to the 

 23rominence of Illinois in the contest for the best black walnut. The 

 first j^rize and several others went to people living in Illinois. 



Three different events in your secretary's endeavors to carry on a 

 campaign of information and education, have magnified two needs 

 which should receive attention. 



The first is an increase in the active membership in the associa- 

 tion. If the various agricultural schools could be persuaded to interest 

 young peoi)le so that they would take the student membership when 

 the school is teaching nut culture, this would help. If the Farm Bureau 

 members would encourage tlie members of the -i-H Clubs to become 

 members of this association and make planting of nut trees about the 

 home grounds, one of the objects of the various clubs, the farmsteads 

 would be more beautiful and the home lives of the members have a 

 greater attraction. 



If the various park boards of our cities would plant a nut arboretum 

 of tliose nut bearing plants native to the state in whicli the park is 

 located, the enthusiasm of youth could be easily enlisted to protect the 

 trees. When children are drafted into the enterprise, it will not be 

 long before the sympathy of the parents becomes aroused and they too 

 will gladly help the children in their efl'orts. 



This, of course, is a large proposition. It requires publicity and 

 be adopted on the first presentation, but as a plan of improvement. 

 The details should be carefully worked out and so presented as to con- 

 vert the hearers to the value of the enterprise advocated. 



The second need of this association is a plan for marketing the 

 nut products. Largely because of the publicity given by the nut 

 contest, which will be reported by Dr. William C. Deming and Mr. 

 Willard G. Bixby, the secretary has received letters from citizens of 

 Iowa, Kansas, Illinois, Carolina and Virginia. Some asked, "Where 

 can we sell the nut meats we have.^" Others ask, "Will you please 

 tell us where we can buy walnut meats.?" One man wrote about a year 

 ago, "I want seven car loads of black walnuts. Can you tell me where 

 I can get them?" 



If ten men have nuts or nut products for sale, they can appoint one 



