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Principles and Practices in Nut Propagation (demonstration and 

 practice work) — Mr. F. O. Harrington^ Williamsburg, Iowa, a propa- 

 gator with many years' experience. 



Wednesday, Feb. 3 



Individual Conferences — As much time as possible of this day will 

 be left open for individual conferences with the program leaders. 

 These conferences will be held by appointment, and anyone with 

 special problems he wishes to talk over can arrange for a conference 

 at the Forestry office. It is urged that opportunity be taken to utilize 

 this time fully and to make a personal acquaintance witli the men who 

 are studying^ nut culture in all its phases. 

 8 :00 — Individual Conferences. 



10:00 — Principles and Practices in Nut Propagation (demonstra- 

 tion and practice work) — Mr. S. W. Snyder, Center Point, Iowa, vice- 

 president, Northern Nut Growers' Association, and one of the best 

 authorities on propagation in Iowa. 



1 1 :00 — Individual Conferences. 

 1 :00 — Profitable Nut Growing in the Mississippi Valley (illus- 

 trated) — Prof. A. S. Colby, University of Illinois, secretary, Northern 

 Nut Growers' Association. 



2:00 to 4:00 — Individual Conferences. 



Nut Exhibit — There will be on display one of the best exhibits of 

 nuts, both native and foreign, to be seen in the United States. 



The meetings were quite largely attended with a total of 200 in- 

 terested students and practical nut growers present. The exhibits of 

 nuts, propagating devices and photographs of superior trees were the 

 cause of much attention. The discussions were lively and helpful 

 to those present. A number of memberships were secured and' the 

 way paved for other such meetings in the future. 



In this connection the activities of J. F. Wilkinson of Rockport, 

 Indiana in urging the formation of a local branch of the association 

 are to be encouraged. Only through tlie formation of small groups, 

 able to come together after the nut harvest, for example, and discuss 

 their problems, can the larger association, scattered over such a large 

 territory, function satisfactorily. 



(3) In an effort to determine what the different state experiment 

 stations were doing with the promising new field of nut culture I 



