terite 1
Stover 1
Worthington 1
McMillen 1
Hunter 1
Birds Eye 15
Carpenter 10
Miller 5
Ten Ecyk 10
Ohio 10
Stabler 15
(b) Chinese Walnut
Seedlings 20
(c) English Walnut
Seedlings (Crath) 21
Alpine 10
Mayette 10
(d) Butternuts
Seedlings 50
Hickories
(a) Hybrids
Stratford 5
(b) Shagbark
Glover 5
Romig 3
(c) Shellbark
Stephens 2
(d) Pecans
Indiana 1
Niblack 4
Greenriver 5
Kentucky 5
Butterick 6
Posey 5
Carlyle 3
Jeffrey 3
Seedlings 50
(e) Hicans
Des Moines 7
Gerrardi 5
Burlington 4
Wright 3
Burton 2
Norton 2
Hazels
(a) Turkish Hazels
Seedlings 40
(b) Jones Hybrids
Seedlings 14
(c) Corylus Vilmorinii
Seedlings 1
Chestnuts
(a) Chinese
Seedlings 251
(b) Japanese
Seedlings 20
Good results were secured with all of the above mentioned kinds except
the Chinese and Japanese chestnuts. The reason for this failure is given
elsewhere in this report.
Demonstration Work on Grafting
This feature of our programme has not received as much attention as
should be given to it owing to lack of scionwood of local origin and to
a desire to work over nearly all the trees on the Kellogg Farm before
attempting much outside work. We now have a fair supply of scionwood on
our station trees and are in a position to proceed with a modest
top-working programme out in the state.
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The principal object of this scheme will be to establish sources of
scionwood at various places in the state and to instruct interested
parties in the art of grafting. A total of 25 demonstrations have
already been given and in nearly every case improved varieties were
established and local interest was aroused. It is a matter of
satisfaction to report that at least four men have made a commendable
start in top-working ordinary seedling trees with scions of superior
sorts and one of these men, Mr. Charles Pepper of Berlamont, proposes to
establish a small nursery of Allen black walnuts.
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For some time the writer has planned to interest the Future Farmers of
America in planting nut trees, but was too busy with other duties to
make the proper contact. Just recently arrangements were made with Dr.
Gallup, the State Supervisor of Vocational Agricultural Education, for a
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