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formation unless we liave promising varieties propagated enough to get 

 in test orchards. 



The printed material regarding the prizes calls for nine, one for 

 $50.00 if a nut is better than those we have now, one of $15.00, one 

 for $10.00, one for $5.00 and five for $3'.00, total $95.00. As we 

 have two nuts ranking third I would award two third prizes and $.-}.00 

 for each that we propagate experimentally. This would take $ I'D. 00 

 more for prizes than we have advertised^ but I would undertake to raise 

 this if the funds of the association do not ))erniit its being spent, wliich 

 I presume they do not. We would get scions much more easily from 

 those to whom we awarded prizes than from those to whom we do not 

 and we probably would have to buy the scions we want from those to 

 whom we have not awarded prizes, and this very likelv wotdd cost us 

 as much or more than the prizes. 



