alnut trees at the Mahoning County Experiment Farm. Two
ten year old Stabler trees and a ten year old Jansen tree killed back to
the ground level, and one year old growth of Cowle, Havice, Jansen,
Murphy, Mohican, Ohio, Stambaugh, Twin Lakes, and Lisbon was badly
damaged although not always completely killed.

+Winter Killing of Bench Grafts+

Bench grafts that were still in the hot bed and were not transplanted to
nursery rows until spring of 1948 fared much better than the grafts
growing in the established trees. As they had no winter protection but
the side walls of the hot bed it is a little hard to see why they fared
so much better.

One bench graft of the Duke, two of Burson, four of Kuhn, two of
Davidson, three of Orth, two of Williamson, two of Penn, and six of
Jackson all came through in good shape.

Indications certainly point to the conclusion that the prize winning
varieties of the Ohio 1946 contest are adapted to the southern part of
the state rather than to the northern part. The Davidson is a possible
exception to this.

Mr. Smith: I asked Mr. Silvis why Mr. Sherman wasn't here, and he said
he wasn't able to come because he was doing the same type of work this
year, and it is very evidently the reason why he wasn't at the last
meeting because he was preparing this work. Instead of coming and
enjoying the convention, he stays home and does work that helps the
Association, so I think the Association is very much indebted to him.

President Davidson: I think that is true.

That makes it possible for us to close in good time. I think this
program is tops. I think it is by far the best program I remember.

Mr. McDaniel: Let's give Mr. Chase, the Program Chairman, a big hand.

(Applause.)

President Davidson: We will now adjourn.

(Whereupon, at 4:30 o'clock, p. m. the meeting was adjourned to
reconvene for business session after the banquet.)

* * * * *

+Tuesday Evening Business Session+

President Davidson: There is a little business that remains to be done.
In order to let Mr. Slate get away, we'd like to have a report of the
Committee on Place of Meeting.

Mr. Slate: The committee consisting of Royal Oakes, myself and two
others, conferred with each other. We have considered the matter of a
meeting place for next year, and we think, and those we have talked with
think, that perhaps Beltsville would be the best place. It does not seem
feasible to have a me