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Mr. Rich: Is the VanDeman a regu¬ 
lar bearer ? 
Prof. Hume: It is not. In some sec¬ 
tions of the lower south it does not do 
well. 
Mr. Campbell: I believe the varieties 
that would do well in the Manatee river 
section would be the Teche, which is a 
heavy and regular bearer; the Russell is 
another; the Curtis is another. The Cur¬ 
tis runs about seventy to the pound. It 
It is of very good size and one of the 
best quality nuts I know anything about. 
Mr. Carroll: In mentioning the varie¬ 
ties I did, I do not recommend them to be 
planted anywhere except on soils similar 
to my own. They might be entirely un¬ 
fitted to someone else’s land or some oth¬ 
er section. You can very easily find out 
or get a line on what is best for your 
soil before purchasing the stock. I would 
not venture to recommend to these gen¬ 
tlemen any one particular variety for their 
planting without knowing soil conditions. 
Mr. Miller: It is growing late, ladies 
and gentlemen, and we thank you for 
your kind attention. This fall the Na¬ 
tional Nut Growers’ Association will 
meet at Monticello, and we cordially in¬ 
vite you to be present and we assure you 
we will open your eyes to what we are 
doing. The association we have here is 
simply a sub-organization of the Nation¬ 
al Association. 
Prof. Hume: I am sure we are very 
glad to have had this Nut Growers’ As¬ 
sociation with us. Tonight we succeeded 
in covering nut culture for the first time. 
Mr. Hart: I know it is very late to 
call this matter up, but I want to speak of 
one thing. I, with others, was appointed 
a committee at the meeting last year to 
go to Washington and see what could be 
done to get assistance there in the matter 
of studying blight of the orange tree. I 
went to see quite a number of professors, 
but did not see Prof. Waite there. I 
saw him afterwards at St. Catherine’s. 
Such work is in his hands. He is in the 
State at the present time, and I think he 
is here largely to> see the importance of 
the work and become convinced of the 
need of giving us assistance, and I would 
ask that every one who is interested in 
the matter who may see him at any time 
during his stay, will try to give him all 
the information possible so that lie may 
come to know the importance of the work 
and aid us in getting the help we so sore¬ 
ly need. 
Report of Committee on Final Resolu¬ 
tions. 
Adjourned. 
