76 State Horticultural Society. 



Mr. Steiman — Would like to know of one variety of the sweet 

 cherries for family use. 



Secretary Goodman — Gov. Wood. 



President Dutcher — And that don't do any good. 



Mr. Tippin — I have an English Morello cherry orchard. Not 

 a shot hole fungus on it, but trees nearly all dead. Am quite sure 

 this disease has not killed the trees in South Missouri. I advo- 

 cate getting the trees on their own roots. Those having sprouts 

 coming can take the buds and put in them. 



Dr. Whitten — Cherry trees have been failing in recent years. 

 Many think it is due to the fungus, but I would emphasize the 

 fact that much of the trouble comes from other conditions. I realize 

 the difficulty of nurserymen getting the right stock. We have 

 trouble in the same direction. 



WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 8 P. M. 



FOURTH SESSION — PROGRAM. 



Music by Tedford's orchestra. 



Papers— Profitable Nuts— C. T. Mallinkrodt, St. Charles, Mo. 

 Ornamental Trees — M, J. Wragg, Waukee, Iowa. 

 Poultry in the Orchard — Mrs. A. K. Dossey, Moberly, Mo. 

 Combined Fruit and Poultry Raising — C. W. Steiman, Dal- 

 ton, Mo. 



Discussions. 



SOME PROFITABLE NUTS. 



(ByO. T. Mallinkrodt, St. Charles, Mo.) 



This subject has been assigned to the writer by the Honorable 

 Secretary of the Missouri Horticultural Society. What constitutes 

 a profitable nut is a question naturally occurring before entering 

 upon this subject. 



If it were the commercial or mojiey value alone, I fear the 

 profits derived from the different varieties indigenous to Mis- 

 souri would be rather small. Excepting the pecan, there is very 

 little demand commercially for Missouri nuts. However, the black 

 walnut and shellbark hickory are in some demand, and sufficiently 



