Mr. Greex: In regard to those Gallatin County nuts; has any 

 survey ever been made by the U. S. Dei^artment of Agriculture of the 

 nut trees in Illinois? 



Prof. Colby: Xot that I know of. 



Question: At what age are they planting those walnuts in Wil- 

 liamson County with apples and how far apart? 



Prof. Colby: The walnuts are from 50 to 80 feet apart inter- 

 planted with apples. The walnut trees are about two years old; the 

 apples four and five. 



A Speaker: I believe those aj^ple trees will die. 



Prof. Colby: That's what I want to find out. There is a great 

 difference of opinion as to the compatibility of walnuts and other fruit 

 trees. 



]Mr. Bi.xby: You will see at Baldwin, this afternoon, peach trees 

 planted between nut trees. It is too soon to say what will happen but 

 so far. it is all right. 



Dr. Smith : As a matter of very great importance, how will you 

 "round up" the forces in Illinois? 



Prof. Colby: AVe liave a number of interesting suggestions 

 brought out in Professor Neilson's paper. He would use every way 

 ]iossible, including questionnaires sent out judiciously, as well as the 

 boys' and girls' clubs, and the Boy Scouts, of which Dr. Morris speaks. 

 The horticultural society can be of very great help. In Illinois where 

 we have over one liundred counties, almost all of which are very effi- 

 ciently covered by farm bureaus, the farm advisers are of considerable 

 assistance. Tlie local horticultural societies, as for instance the one 

 with which Mr. Riehl has been so prominently connected in Alton, 

 have helped very much in the past. The Smith-Hughes teachers in 

 charge of agricultural teaching in the hig]i schools can easily get in 

 touch with promising native trees through their students. I know 

 most of these teachers and know they will be glad to help me. I 

 recentlv had a request from the Associated Press representative in 

 Springfield to write an article on nut growing in Illinois. There is 

 a wonderful field for development along such lines as this. 



The President: It seems to me that if the agricultural colleges 

 were asked to hand in information that might bring results, and par- 

 ticularly the students' work in isolated sections which would not be 

 reached by Boy Scouts. 



Prof. Xeilson: For the benefit of those who did not hear my 



