d Canadian money redeemed by Treasurer 3.42
Balance in Litchfield Savings Society 15.94
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Receipts $28.15 $ 28.15

Profit on Bus Trip at Washington 15.00
Memberships @ $3.50 old rate. No Nut News 21 @ $3.50 73.50
Memberships @ $4.00 new rate. No Nut News 3 @ $4.00 12.00
Memberships @ $4.50--$3.50 to Assn. $1.00 to Nut News 2 @ $4.50 9.00
Memberships @ $5.00--$4.00 to Assn. $1.00 to Nut News 43 @ $5.00 215.00
Memberships @ $5.00 without Nut News 3 @ $5.00 15.00
Membership @ $10.00--Mr. Ellis 10.00
Membership @ $10.00 with Nut News--Mr. Neilson 10.00
Miscellaneous Receipts 9.00
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Total Receipts $396.65 $396.65

DISBURSEMENTS

Refund to D. C. Snyder $ 2.00
Programs Washington Convention 25.00
Paid National Nut News 38.00
Membership American Horticultural Society 3.00
C. A. Reed. Expense Washington Convention 6.70

Total $ 74.70 $ 74.70
Balance to account for $321.95
Litchfield Savings Society $ 15.94
Cash on hand or in bank 306.01
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Total $321.95 $321.95

J. F. Jones' Experimental Work in Hybridizing Filberts and Hazels

_By_ MILDRED JONES

_Lancaster, Pennsylvania_

The first crosses of the hybrid filberts were made in the year 1919. The
small plants when taken from the nursery row were set 5 x 8 feet with
the thought in mind of taking out every other bush in the rows when they
began to crowd, and in case they were of value they could be
transplanted to a permanent place. It was not thought that many of the
plants would bear superior nuts promising enoug