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on account of difficulties of other kinds, and because of a diivision of 

 the worlc between Mr. Hilliard and myself, I am unaible to give the 

 exact amount received from memberships and sale of reports and 

 bulletins. This I hope to correct before the annual report goes to 

 press. 



RECEIPTS 



Turned over by the Treasurer, Mar. 1, 1923: 



Money for current expenses $ 89.66 



From life memiberships 95.00 



Bowditch. hickory prize '......: 25.00 



From Litchfield Savings Society 130.00 



Membership dues .^ 



Sale of reports and bulletins 



EXPENDITURES 



Printing report $378.00 



Misc. printing and postals 7.50 



Clerical hire and postage 47.65 



Postage, telegrams, carriage 38.09 



Box for lantern slides 8.85 



$480.09 



Due Mr. Bixhy, stenographer's bill $135.00 



Due Mr. Olcott, printing 24.00 



$159.58 

 The report of the secretary was adopted. 



The following paper was read by the acting secretary as Mr. Xeil- 

 son was unable to be present; 



SOME FURTHER NOTES ON NUT CULTURE IN CANADA. 



Jas. a. Neilson, B. S. a., M. S., Extension Horticulturist, Hort. 



Expt. Station, Vineland Sta., Out. 



The nut culture acitivities outlined in the paper presented by the 

 writer at the convention in Rochester were carried on as much as time 

 and means would permit during the past year. The search for nut 

 trees has been continued aiul has yielded some interesting results. 

 Several valuable trees of kinds already noted have been located and 

 additional species discovered. Among these were five pecan trees 

 which have been growing on the farm of C. R. James at Richmond 



