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federal and state agents, extension or otherwise, now in the field, 

 would not seem an undertaking of unreasonable burden. 



Black Walnut 



The black walnut as a nut is emerging from a past of obscurity 

 and neglect. At present we have good varieties. Better will be found 

 or made. Its commercial value is fairly well established, at least for 

 the extracted kernels in certain food industries, a fair number of 

 nursery trees is available, cultural methods are fairly well known and 

 are not exacting, it is as nearly foolproof as any nut tree and its 

 future is a bright one. We don't know all about it, as I have said 

 before, but it is perhaps the best tree that we can now recommend 

 for commercial planting in a limited way and with some qualifications. 



Buttermit 



The present neglect of the butternut is chiefly due to there being 

 no outstanding variety better than the fairly abundant natural supply, 

 which is enough to meet the limited demand. When those varieties 

 we are now cultivating prove their superior merit, or better ones are 

 found, there will be a limited field for this nut, possibly a large field 

 on account of its generally high quality and favor with the public. 

 On this account it might in some degree supersede the black walnut 

 for cakes and candies. 



I do not believe that the butternut tree blight, which is so bad 

 under ordinary natural conditions, is going to be serious under con- 

 ditions of high culture. I have observed many trees of larga size, 

 under these good conditions, that were luxuriant and handsome and with 

 little or no blight injury. 



Japanese Walnut 



Of the Japanese walnuts the siebold type lacks a valuable repre- 

 sentative. The heartnut varieties that we are cultivating are generally 

 too small and some of them too tender. I think we need a larger 

 heartnut, such as I know is in existence, in Japan if not in this 

 country, and one with better quality, if such there is. The Japanese 

 walnuts have been widely distributed, are very common and should 

 be investigated. There is some doubt of their commercial value al- 



