7

Constitution 8

By-Laws 9

Proceedings of the Thirty-ninth Annual Convention 12
Address of Welcome--George F. Gant 12
Response--Dr. L. H. MacDaniels 14
President's Address--John Davidson 15
Secretary's Report--J. C. McDaniel 16
Treasurer's Report--D. C. Snyder 18
Other Business of the Association, Committee Election and Reports 19

The Development and Propagation of Blight Resistant Chestnut in
West Virginia--Ralph H. Quick 26

The Present Status of the Chestnut in Virginia--R. C. Moore 31

Growing Chinese Chestnuts in Lee County, Alabama--G. S. Jones 34

Processed Chestnuts on the Market throughout the Year--J. C. Moore 38

Chestnut Growing in the Southeast--Max B. Hardy 41

_Mr. Hardy and Some Chestnuts Prepared for Storage_ 41

Marketing Chestnuts in the Pacific Coast--Carroll D. Bush 51

Chestnut Weevils and Their Control with DDT--E. R. Van Leeuwen 54

Diseases Affecting the Success of Tree Crop Plantings--G. F. Gravatt
and Donald C. Stout 60

_Chinese x American Hybrid Chestnut Trees_ 62

_The Brooming Disease of Walnuts_ 64-65

_Trees Killed by the Persimmon Wilt_ 67

Round Table Discussion on Chestnut Problems--Spencer B. Chase,
Presiding 69

Greetings from a Kentucky Nut--Dr. C. A. Moss 83

Nut Trees for West Tennessee--Aubrey Richards, M.D. 85

Marketing Black Walnuts as a Community Projects--Rev. Bernard
Taylor 87

Experiences with Tree Crops in Meigs County, Tennessee--W. A.
Shadow 88

Nut Hobbying in Eastern West Virginia--Wilbert M. Frye 91

A Look, "Backward and Forward" into Nut Growing in Kentucky--W.
G. Tatum