ded by a two-thirds vote of members present at any
meeting.

ARTICLE V

Members shall be sent a notification of annual dues at the time they are
due and, if not paid within two months, they shall be sent a second
notice, telling them that they are not in good standing on account of
non-payment of dues and are not entitled to receive the annual report.

At the end of thirty days from the sending of the second notice, a third
notice shall be sent notifying such members that, unless dues are paid
within ten days from the receipt of this notice, their names will be
dropped from the rolls for non-payment of dues.

PROCEEDINGS

of the

Thirty-eighth Annual Convention

of the

Northern Nut Growers Association, Inc.

Meeting At

ONTARIO AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE GUELPH, ONTARIO, CANADA

SEPTEMBER 3-5, 1947

[Illustration: NORTHERN NUT GROWERS ASSOCIATION, INC. CONVENTION ONTARIO
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE SEPTEMBER 3-5, 1947]

The meeting was called to order by Dr. L. H. MacDaniels in the absence
of Clarence A. Reed, our President, who was ill and could not attend the
meeting.

Telegram from the Rev. Paul C. Crath: "Let the Lord bless you and keep
you. I am sorry I am unable to attend the present meetings."

Address of Welcome

DR. J. S. SHOEMAKER, Head of Horticulture Department, Ontario
Agricultural College.

Our President, Mr. W. R. Reek, had hoped to be here in person to extend
this welcome to you but he has found it necessary to go to Toronto
today. He regrets that he cannot meet with you at this time, and has
asked me to welcome you. Mr. Reek has shown a great deal of interest in
this convention and I am sure you will find definite evidence of this in
our hospitality while you are here.

In looking through your 37th Annual Report I noticed that the address of
welcome at your meeting in Wooster, Ohio, last year was given by Dr. L.
H. Gourley. I held the position of Associate Horticulturist at Wooster
and Columbus for some 10 years, and so knew Dr. Gourley intimately. His
sudden death was a great shock to myself and his many other friends, and
a great loss to horticulture. My 10 years with Dr. Gourley was a very
pleasant, helpful, and exceedingly important part of my career.

I am very happy that you have come to the Ontario Agricultural College
for your convention this year. As a simple matter of fact, the O. A. C.
is one of the oldest and largest colleges of agriculture in the British
Emp