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attemiDted n survey. While many reported that they were interested 

 tliey stated that other horticultural activities were deemed more im- 

 port/mt and were absorbing all available funds at present. Some of 

 the projects under way include: 



Missouri: Hybridization of the filbert. 



Minnesota, New York, Iowa, Tennessee and Illinois: Adaptability 

 of nut species and varieties. 



Oregon: The survey aud collection of superior English walnut 

 seedlings; pollination of the filbert. 



New Jersey: Studies in blight resi.stant chestnut varieties. 



Indiana: Tentative plans to top work hickory and walnut seed- 

 lings as a variety test. 



Maryland: Bulletins 12.5 and 218 give reports of nut tree grow- 

 ing investigations in the .state. 



Michigan: Collection of hardy nut varieties. Studies leading to 

 the doctor's degree on fruit bud differentiation in the pecan and fruit 

 setting in the pecan. Certain phases of the walnut grafting problem 

 to determine the influence of different nutrition conditions on the 

 callousing process are being studied by another graduate student. 



California: Extensive fertilizer treatments with walnuts, variety 

 tests, studies on the control of walnut rosette, root stock investigations 

 with different strains of juglans especially with reference to crown 

 rot, .studies on the bleaching, curing and harvesting of nuts, and' in- 

 vestigations on the control of codling moth and other insect pests 

 in walnuts. 



I also wrote to each of the state vice-presidents regarding con- 

 ditions locally. Very few replied. R. H. Turk of Washington, 

 responded with brief notes of interest. The following are among the 

 replies received: 



Charleston, West Virginia, 



August 14, 192G. 



Relative to the situation in this state, there are many good black 

 walnut trees, and these, as /i rule, bear regular annual crops. The 

 native hickories here do not seem to do very well, that is as a rule 

 they are shy bearers. I understand, however, in the higher altitudes 

 such as occur in Greenbrier, Pocahontas, Randolph, Harding, Nicholas, 



