DDT was reached. It was
surmised that possibly some unknown constituent in the technical DDT was
responsible for the suppression of new root growth, and consequent
slowing down of top growth. In the case of Blakemore strawberries, and
also with peaches, this effect has persisted for at least two crop
years. Goldsworthy and Dunegan say, "How many other economic crop plants
may be injured is unknown, but it appears certain that some caution is
necessary in the promiscuous use of the chemical on ... plants, either
as ... sprays or as soil additions...." In these experiments, of course,
the DDT-containing material was in direct contact with all the roots.
Spray residues ordinarily would be present only in the surface layer of
the soil, and should have much less effect on tree roots in that
case.--J. C. McDaniel.]

[Footnote 15: --Dr. McKay of the U. S. D. A. found one tree only about
2.5% fruitful to its own pollen.--Ed.]

[Footnote 16: --There is a possibility of pollination from American
chestnut sprouts in his vicinity.--Ed.]

Let's adjourn.

(Whereupon, at 5:30 p. m. the meeting was adjourned, to reconvene at
7:30 o'clock p. m. of the same day.)

+Evening Session+

President Davidson: The meeting will come to order, please. We first
have the pleasure of hearing from Dr. C. A. Moss of Williamsburg,
Kentucky, on Greetings from a Kentucky Nut. Dr. Moss.

Greetings from a Kentucky Nut

DR. C. A. MOSS, Williamsburg, Kentucky

I am glad to see all of these beautiful ladies here this evening. We
just had dinner, and I presume I should make an after-dinner speech. I
have always wanted to attend a Northern Nut Growers Association
convention. I am more or less of what you might call a convention addict
and speak on any occasion on slight provocation. I attended a convention
at Quebec earlier this year, and after that I went on to Rio de Janiero
in South America and attended another convention, but this privilege of
being able to attend the Northern Nut Growers Association tops all the
rest.

I am reminded of the tale of the man who rushed into the sheriff's
office in Texas, and his gun was smoking, and he says, "I have killed a
man." The sheriff said, "Who did you kill?" "Oh," he says, "I don't know
his name. He is one of these after-dinner speakers." "You are in the
wrong room," the sheriff said. "Go back in the hallway three doors to
the right to the bounty room. They pay $5 a head for those."

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