the awards are as follows:

=Black Walnuts=

Daniel Beck, Hamilton, Mich. 1st $15.00
Harry Webber, Cincinnati, Ohio 2nd $10.00
E. Gray, Williamston, Mich. 3rd $ 5.00

=Hickories=

Mrs. Ray D. Mann, Davison, Michigan 1st $15.00
D. Miller, North Branch, Mich. 2nd $10.00
Lyle Hause, Fowlerville, Mich. 3rd $ 5.00

=English Walnuts=

Harry Larsen, Ionia, Mich. 1st $10.00
D. B. Lewis, Vassar, Mich. 2nd $ 5.00
J. W. Jockett, Hart Mich. 3rd $ 3.00

=Butternuts=

Claude Mitchell, Scotland, Ont. 1st $10.00
M. E. Alverson, Howard City, Mich. 2nd $ 5.00
Frank Luther, Fairgrove, Mich. 3rd $ 3.00

=Heartnuts=

Claude Mitchell, Scotland, Ont. 1st $10.00
Fred Bourne, Milford, Mich. 2nd $ 5.00
J. U. Gellatly, Gellatly, B. C. 3rd $ 3.00

=Chestnuts (Hybrids)=

John Dunbar, Oshtemo, Mich. 1st $10.00
D. N. Dean, Shelbyville, Mich. 2nd $ 5.00
J. W. Jockett, Hart, Mich. 3rd $ 3.00

=Jap. Walnuts=

Harold English, Chatham, Ont. 1st $10.00
Harold Evers, Petoskey, Mich. 2nd $ 5.00
Bob Cardinell 3rd $ 3.00

If and when another contest is held a larger number of prizes will be
given provided sufficient funds are available. The experience gained in
the 1929 and 1932 contests indicates the desirability of holding at
least three contests and five would be better, and to have the contests
held annually. It is very difficult to advertise a nut contest so that
every person in rural sections knows of it and moreover, even if it were
thoroughly advertised in any one year, it would not be possible to get
nuts from all good trees because of the irregularity in fruiting habit
of nut trees. The experience of others who stage contests will
substantiate this opinion.

It is a great satisfaction to record the discovery of some promising
pecan trees near Vandalia on the farm of Clyde Westphal. These trees
were reported to me by Mr. Harry Burgart of Union City, and at the first
opportunity I went with Mr. Burgart to examine the trees. There are 19
trees in the grove and the largest and best fruited tree is about 45
feet tall and nearly one foot in diameter at the base. The nuts are of
medium size, crack easily, and contain kernels of good quality. A good
crop was borne last year and other satisfactory crops have been secured
for several years. I