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 From Mr. James' place the group motored to the magnificent es- 

 tate of Sir Wm. Mullock, Chief Justice of Ontario and former Post- 

 master General of Canada. On this estate there is found the largest 

 grove of black walnut trees in Canada. This plantation consists of 

 20,000 small trees and about 10,000 older trees, some of which have 

 attained merchantable size. The large plantation of young trees was 

 established in 1924-25 as a reforestration project. Before planting 

 these trees Sir William Mullock conferred with the writer of this 

 article regarding the possibility of gfowing walnut trees. At this 

 conference Sir William, who was then over 60 years of age, made a 

 most significant and worthy statement which should prove an inspira- 

 tion to men much younger than he. In effect the statement was this: 

 "You know at my age I will not get any material benefit from plant- 

 ing these trees, but I will have a lot of fun watching them grow." In 

 this day when materialism seems to be uppermost in the minds of so 

 many people it is inspiring to find one of advanced years with such 

 an altruistic outlook on life. After looking over this fine estate the 

 delegates returned to the King Edward Hotel, to convention head- 

 quarters. 



On Wednesday morning the party was considerably reduced by 

 several members leaving for home and consequently the bus trip had 

 to be abandoned. For those who did not have their motor cars, ar- 

 rangements were made which enabled them to take in the trip through 

 the famous Niagara district. The first stop on this trip was at 

 Hamilton where the group assembled for guidance through the fruit 

 belt. The party then motored to Winona to the fruit farm of Mr. 

 Howard Smith, where a number of black walnut trees had been top- 

 worked about three years ago by the writer. These trees were making 

 a good growth and in one case had nuts on, thus showing the possi- 

 bilities in topworking the black walnut in the Niagara district. It 

 may not be out of place to mention that a considerable number of other 

 black walnuts have been topworked to English and Japs in this sec- 

 tion by the party who pens these lines. 



The next place of call was at Mr. Theron Wolverton's where a 

 fine, thrifty, 16-year-old grafted pecan tree was seen. This tree has 

 grown very well, but like the trees at Thornhill, has not borne ripened 



