120 



Correspondents reported the following sources of information about 

 the contest: 



So. Agric, 1 to ; Farm Journal, 60; Progressive Farmer, i2; Ohio 

 Farmer, 39; Farm Life, 33; Prairie Farmer, 26; Youth's Companion, 

 25; Pa. Farmer, 16; Farmers' Guide, 18; Farmers' Home Jour., 14; 

 Successful Farming, 9; Fruit Grower, 11; Nat. Farmer and Stockman, 

 12; Md. Farmer. 6; Orange Judd Farmer, 4- ; Am. Nut. Jour., 2. 



Bull. C. & O. c*^- Hocking Vn]. R. R!. and the following were each 

 reported once: 111. Central Mag., Delta Herald, AVabash News, 

 Aurora Beacon News, News and Observer, Baltimore Sun, Ashville Citi- 

 zen, G.ilax Post-Herald, Kablegram, Ashland Independent, Clarion 

 Democrat. Am. Agric, Des Moines Register, Coshocton Tribune, 

 Home Life, Club Bulletin, Williamsport Sun, Rock Co. News, So, 

 Ruralist, 111. St. Hort. Bull.. Pacific Rural Press, Brazil Times. 



MR. BIXBY'S REPORT 



I present herewith the report of my examination of the forty nuts 

 which the judges had left after eliminating over half of the ones 

 brought to Dr. J, Russell Smith's office on March 3d, 1927, and which 

 it was agreed I should test by the methods used in previous contests, 

 using however, a new score card embodying each quality, and the value 

 to be assigned to each, as our present knowledge of the black walnut 

 would indicate to be as correct as is now possible. 



The methods used in previous contests are described in the Report 

 of the Tenth Annual Meeting of the Northern Nut Growers Association, 

 page 122. The score card there is noted as below: 



General Values 



Weight .' 10 Points 



Form 5 



Color 5 



Shell Values 



Husking quality 5 " 



Thinness 10 



Cracking quality 20 " 



Kernel Values 



Color 5 



Proportion of kernel 20 " 



Quality and flavor 20 



Total 100 



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