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which kind would grow most successfully in their soil and climate, 

 others wish to know how to bud, graft, top work trees, how to cultivate 

 and when to do so. Again, information was requested about ferti 

 lizers, both as to time of application and kind to use. 



Letters came from California, Washington, Arizona, Oklahoma, 

 Ohio, Florida, Massachusetts, Maine, and other states. Your secre- 

 tary has learned much about soils, flofa, and the plans of persons in- 

 terested in nut trees. He is not a pomologist, but a dodger. When 

 questions about walnuts arise, he refers to the agricultural depart- 

 ment at Washington, D. C, and recommends the purchase at five 

 cents each, of farmoers' bulletins, Nos. 1392 and 1501. These publi- 

 cations cover the plantiii^g, propagation, budding and grafting of the 

 trees, the curing and care of the nuts, as well as the cutting of the 

 timber for lumber. 



When someone applies for a. id concerning other nut trees than the 

 black walnut, he hides behind D *r. Robert T. Morris's book on "Nut 

 Culture." He even goes as far as to refer to that book as good 

 reading from a literary standpoint, because of the beauty of the lan- 

 guage and the strain of humour run ning from cover to cover. 



When it comes to soils your seer 'etary generally refers writers to 

 the department of agriculture of the ir own state, and to certain men 

 who have for years made a business ^ if propagating nut trees. They 

 either know themselves or, through the experience of their customers, 

 ha\'e learned the soils of many of the sti ites, the nature of the climate, 

 and can give sound advice upon such mai tters. 



Sometimes the quantity of mail recei'ved was quite large. It 

 demonstrated that there is a wide spread int^erest in nut trees for food 

 and shade. If we only had the money to- extend our educational 

 features I am sure many more people would appreciate the objects 

 of this association, and would aid us in carry ing on our plans to 

 success. Your secretary in most instances urgea' writers asking for 

 information to join the association. Quite a numbe.r did so and one 

 remittance was forwarded to him since reaching Toronto. It is almost 

 certain that the membership of this organization can be greatly in- 

 creased if each member will urge his friends to join, o:r if he will 



