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REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINGS 



at the 



SIXTEENTH ANNUAL CONVENTION 



of the 

 NORTHERN NUT GROWERS' ASSOCIATION, INC. 



September 22, 23, 24, 1925 



Held in 

 ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI 



Chairman — Pkes. H. R. Weber 



NUT GROWING AT FRUNUT GARDENS 



By Judge TV. 0. Potter, Marion, Illinois 



Before and since the dawn of civilization, the one constant battle 

 of life with mankind has been for bread and meat. The struggle 

 throughout the coming years of time, will be for bread and meat. 

 Men have ever toiled and struggled through all past ages, wars have 

 been declared and fought, peoples ha\'e been destroyed!, nations 

 desolated and mankind suffered untold hardships for bread and meat. 

 "Man cannot thrive on bread alone" but with meat as a complement, 

 the menu is balanced, which constitutes the Staff of Life. 



When drouths, pestilence and famine have destroyed nations, 

 when corn and wheat have failed, when hogs and beef have become 



