Foliage is beautiful, leaves being
rather broad but some kind of blight seems to turn them dark and they
curl up about middle of the summer.
J. W. Hershey: Of the hybrid hickories the Burlington should be
eliminated from the list and a great many others of the hickories should
be thrown out as rapidly as possible.
THE BURTON (pecan x shell.):
Mentioned in Dr. Zimmerman's report, page 20, 1932. It is growing in
Riehl plantings at Godfrey, Ill., and on Kellogg farm, Michigan.
THE CALDWELL:
It is growing in the Riehl plantings at Godfrey, Ill.
THE CASPER:
Mentioned in Mr. Bixby's paper in 1926 report. Parent tree in Illinois.
THE CEDAR RAPIDS:
See Mr. Reed's paper in this report, also Mr. Bixby's paper in 1926
report. It is growing on the Riehl farm at Godfrey, Ill., the Kellogg
farm at Battle Creek, Mich., and in the Carl Weschcke plantings at River
Falls, Wis.
THE CLARK (shag.):
See Mr. Bixby's paper in 1926 report and Mr. Reed's in 1931 report.
This hickory is growing on the Carl Weschcke place at River Falls, Wis.,
and in Sargeant H. Wellman's nut orchard at Topsfield, Mass.
THE COMINS:
See Mr. Reed's paper in this report.
THE COOK (shag.):
See Mr. Reed's paper in 1931 report.
THE CREAGER:
See Mr. Reed's paper in this report. This hickory is growing in the
Kellogg farm plantings at Battle Creek, Mich.
THE DENNIS (shag.):
See Mr. Reed's paper in this report and Mr. Bixby's paper in 1926
report. This hickory is growing in the Kellogg plantings at Battle
Creek, Mich., and in Carl Weschcke nut orchard at River Falls, Wis. W.
R. Fickes, Wooster, Ohio, reports the Dennis promises to be a heavy,
early bearer of fairly good quality.
THE DES MOINES (pecan x shell.):
Mentioned in Mr. Bixby's paper in 1926 report and by Dr. Zimmerman, page
20, 1932. Is growing in the Riehl and Kellogg farms plantings.
THE DREW (shag.):
See Mr. Reed's paper in this report and his paper in 1931 report.
THE EDABURN:
Mentioned by Mr. Bixby in his paper in 1926 report. Carl Weschcke has it
growing in his orchard at River Falls, Wis.
THE EMERICK:
See Mr. Reed's paper in this report.
THE EUREKA (shell.):
See Mr. Bixby's paper in 1926 report.
THE EVERSMAN (shell.):
See Mr. Bixby's paper in 1926 report.
THE FAIRBANKS (shag. x bitter.):
Mr. Corsan: I had eleven nuts on my tree last year. They are very small
trees.
Dr. Neilson: A Fairbanks gr
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