Part 16

Letter From Geo. W. Gibbens

_Godfrey, Illinois, September 6, 1934_

The Mid-West Nut Growers' Association is not functioning.

There will be a normal crop of black walnuts in this section of the state. The hickory and pecan crop is very light. The chestnut crop will be light. Many of our chestnut trees were killed by the drought this summer. Some young trees on cultivated land will develop nuts, and a few of the older trees may do so.

For many years here (E. A. Riehl Farm) we have been trying to grow the English walnut to bearing size. This year we have a young tree that is bearing. It is the Alpine.

I wish we could attend the convention.

Letter From Fred Kettler

_Platteville, Wisconsin_

In regard to the Kettler walnut tree here: It seems to be gradually dying; has many dead branches, which is caused by the drought we have had the last few years. We should get 25 to 30 inches rainfall a year and we had only 8 or 10 last year and about that same amount this year. The ground is wet down only about 15 inches on top. Below that it is dry.

The old tree had quite a few nuts on this year. However, most of them were blown off by a cyclone six weeks ago. There is about a peck of nuts on the tree now.

All walnuts here are only half a crop on account of the June beetle and the weather conditions, and they are quite small nuts, the weather being so dry.

I grafted 150 of the Wisconsin No 1, or Kettler walnut. It was boiling hot here in April and May and it again spoiled it for me. We watered them every day and shaded them, but the heat and dry, hot dirt was too much. All were grafted on young yearling trees close to the ground where I covered them with dirt. Many started, but died later; anyway, I succeeded in getting six more nice trees started (one to three feet tall now). My tree from last year is about five feet tall and made some side branches; so you see I am getting started. I doubt if I can get any graft wood from the old tree next spring.

We are in the nursery business just in a small way. We have only the best of varieties.

I have discovered also a thin-shell hickory nut with a wonderful meat. I don't know if I will get any of the nuts this year as they have been stealing them every year, I am told by the man who owns it. I succeeded in getting one growing on a young pecan tree I had. I think it is even better than my walnut. I enclose one with a this year walnut sample. The hickory is a last year sample.

What our country needs is timber on every farm from one acre to ten acres, according to size of farm, all over the United States. Then we will get more rain. That would be a real crop control--instead of destroying crops like the New Deal is doing. Planting a strip of timber from Canada to the Gulf will not help anyone. We believe the "brain-trusters" need a doctor.

Telegram

Sept. 11, 1934.

Dear Dr. Morris:

The Northern Nut Growers' Association is in session in the W. K. Kellogg Hotel, Battle Creek, Michigan. The members present are reminded that this is the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Association. It recalls with interest the first meeting held in New York City, which was called to order by Dr. Deming, at which you became charter President, Mr. T. P. Littlepage of Washington, charter Vice President, Dr. Deming, charter Secretary.

It is the unanimous feeling of the present membership that the society for which you and the others so ably laid the foundation at that time has been abundantly justified by the accomplishments of the organization. We are especially indebted to you for the able leadership from you which the Association enjoyed, not only while you served in an executive capacity, but during the many years which followed while you were an active leading member, and now for approximately ten years during which you have been Dean.

We regret that impaired health makes it impossible for you to attend meetings at present, but we assure you that your name is not being forgotten nor is the work which you inaugurated being allowed to lapse.

(Signed by the members present.)

Catalogue of Top-Grafted Nut Trees on the Kellogg Farm, Kellogg School Grounds, and Kellogg Estate.

Place and Variety Species Stock Year Grafted

Kellogg School-- 1. Fairbanks Hybrid Hickory Pignut 1933 2. Pleas, Des Hicans Pignut 1934 Moines and McCallister

Kellogg Farm (Farm Lane) 1. Broadview English Walnut Black Walnut 1931 Crath English Walnut Black Walnut 1932 2. Allen Black Walnut Black Walnut 1932 Wiard Black Walnut Black Walnut 1933 3. Dennis Shagbark Pignut 1934 4. Creager Hybrid Hickory Pignut 1934

(Hickory Block) 1. Fairbanks Hybrid Hickory Pignut 1931 2. Rohwer Black Walnut Black Walnut 1932 3. Crath English Walnut Black Walnut 1933 (McIntyre) 4. Haviland Shellbark Pignut 1931 5. McCallister Hican Pignut 1931 6. Burlington Hican Pignut 1932 7. Des Moines Hican Pignut 1932 8. Creager Hybrid Hickory Pignut 1932 9. Dennis Shagbark Pignut 1932 10. Stanley Shellbark Pignut 1931 11. Wiard Black Walnut Black Walnut 1933 12. Ohio Black Walnut Black Walnut 1931 13. Des Moines Hican Pignut 1932 14. Pleas Hican Pignut 1934 15. Cedar Rapids Shagbark Pignut 1931 16. McDermid English Black Walnut 1933 17. Shinnerling Shagbark Pignut 1932 18. Stratford Shagbark Pignut 1932 19. Hand Shagbark Pignut 1932 20. Rockville Hican Pignut 1931 21. Rohwer Black Walnut Black Walnut 1933 22. Des Moines Hican Pignut 1932 23. Stratford Shagbark Pignut 1932 24. Beaver Hybrid Hickory Pignut 1932 25. Gerardi Hican Pignut 1934 26. Creitz Black Walnut Black Walnut 1931 27. Ohio Black Walnut Black Walnut 1930 28. Ohio Black Walnut Black Walnut 1930 Howell Black Walnut

Kellogg Farm (55 acre field) 1. Creitz Black Walnut Black Walnut 1932 2. Rohwer Black Walnut Black Walnut 1932 Stambaugh Black Walnut Black Walnut 1932 Wiard Black Walnut Black Walnut 1932 McDermid English Walnut Black Walnut 1932 Crath English Walnut Black Walnut 1932 3. Crath English Walnut Black Walnut 1932 4. Wilkinson English Walnut Black Walnut 1933 5. Wiard Black Walnut Black Walnut 1933 6. Adams Black Walnut Black Walnut 1934 7. Beck Black Walnut Black Walnut 1934 8. Wiard Black Walnut Black Walnut 1933 9. Franquette English Walnut Black Walnut 1933 10. Ohio Black Walnut Black Walnut 1931 Rohwer Black Walnut Black Walnut 1932

Pasture Field-- 1. Ohio Black Walnut Black Walnut 1930 2. Ohio Black Walnut Black Walnut 1930 3. Des Moines Hican Bitternut 1933 and Pleas Hican 1934 4. Ohio Black Walnut Black Walnut 1931 5. Ohio Black Walnut Black Walnut 1931 6. Wiard Black Walnut Black Walnut 1933 7. Ohio Black Walnut Black Walnut 1930 8. Crath English Walnut Black Walnut 1932 9. Crath No. 2 English Walnut Black Walnut 1932 10. McDermid English Walnut Black Walnut 1932 11. Corsan Chinese Walnut Black Walnut 1932 12. Carpenter Black Walnut Black Walnut 1932 Beck Black Walnut Black Walnut 1933 13. Grundy Black Walnut Black Walnut 1932 Franquette English Walnut Black Walnut 1933

Kellogg Estate-- 1. Fairbanks Hickory Hybrid Pignut 1931 2. Crath No. 5 English Walnut Black Walnut 1932 3. Burlington Hican Pignut 1932 4. Stratford Shagbark Nursery Tree 1932 5. Faust Heartnut Japanese Walnut 1932 6. Crath English Walnut Black Walnut 1932 7. Crath English Walnut Black Walnut 1932 8. Alpine English Walnut Black Walnut 1932 9. Turkish Hazel Tree Hazel (colurna) Seedling 1932 10. McDermid English Walnut Black Walnut 1932 11. Burlington Hicans Pignut 1932 Des Moines 1933 12. Fairbanks Hickory Hybrid Pignut 1931 Dennis Shagbark 1931 Des Moines Hicans 1933 13. Fairbanks Hybrid Hickory Pignut 1931 Burlington Hican 1931 Des Moines Hican 1932 Stratford Shagbark 1931

EXHIBITS

Mr. A. B. Anthony, Sterling, Ill.

Bitternut No. 1 Bitternut No. 2 Shagbark--Shellbark cross No. 1 Shagbark--Shellbark cross No. 2 Shagbark--Shellbark cross No. 3 Shagbark--Shellbark cross No. 4

Mr. J. F. Wilkinson, Rockport, Ind

Busseron pecan Indiana pecan Kentucky pecan Major pecan Greenriver pecan Butterick pecan Posey pecan McCallister Hican

Hican variety Mr. Wilkinson suggests calling Bixby in honor of the late Willard G. Bixby. Ohio black walnut Stabler black walnut Thomas black walnut

Mr. F. H. Frey, Chicago, Ill.

Wheeling black walnut, new find by Mrs. E. W. Freel, 1932 Worthington black walnut, from Mrs. E. W. Freel, 1932 Marion black walnut, Mrs. E. W. Freel, 1932 Freel black walnut, Mrs. E. W. Freel, Pleasantville, Iowa Metcalf black walnut, from Mrs. E. W. Freel Stabler walnut, "one lobe," O. H. Casper, Anna, Ill. Oklahoma seedling, black walnut, evidently J. rupestris (per Dr. Waite, pg. 61--1932) Rohwer black walnut, from John Rohwer, Grundy Center, Iowa Grundy black walnut, from John Rohwer, Grundy Center, Iowa Kettler or Wisconsin No. 1, from Fred Kettler, Platteville, Wisc. Shellbark hickory, seedling No. 1, Mrs. E. W. Freel, Pleasantville, Iowa Shellbark hickory, seedling No. 2, Mrs. E. W. Freel, Pleasantville, Iowa Cedar Rapids shagbark hickory, from S. W. Snyder, Center Point, Iowa Shinnerling shagbark hickory, from Chas. Shinnerling, Amana, Iowa Hagen shagbark hickory, from S. W. Snyder, Center Point, Iowa

G. H. Corsan, Echo Valley, Islington, Ontario, Canada

DuChilly and other European filberts grown on his place in Canada Jones hybrid filberts, corylus americana--corylus avellana Photograph of Corsan nut exhibit at Canadian National Exhibition Craxezy, butternut, from Union City, Mich. From Harry Burgart, Michigan Nut Tree Nursery Mitchel hybrid heartnut, from Scotland, Ontario Stratford hickory, exhibited by Mr. Snyder, Center Point, Iowa. Mr. Snyder says this is the best bearing hickory for his section in Iowa.

Prof. J. A. Neilson, Michigan State College, E. Lansing, Mich.

Harris black walnut, Allegan, Mich. Thomas black walnut Everett Wiard black walnut, Ypsilanti, Mich. Glen Allen black walnut, Middleville, Mich. Dan Beck black walnut, Hamilton, Mich. Ten Eyck black walnut Adams black walnut, Scotts, Mich. M. S. C. Campus heartnut, East Lansing, Mich. Crawford heartnut Mrs. Henry Hanel, heartnut, Williamsburg, Mich. Gellatly heartnut, Westbank, B. C. Lancaster heartnut, Graham Station McKenzie heartnut, B. C. Mitchell heartnut, Scotland, Ont. Fred Bourne, heartnut, Milford, Mich. W. S. Thompson heartnut, R. 2, St. Catherines, Ont. English, Chatham, Ont. Mitchell butternut, Scotland, Ont. Col. B. D. Wallace butternut, Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Can. Korean pine nuts, Abbotsford, P. Q. W. S. Thompson filbert, R. 2, St. Catherines, Ont. Harry Weber hazel, R. 2, Cleves, Ohio Beck English walnut, Allegan, Mich. W. S. Thompson English walnut, R. 2, St. Catherines, Ont. Larsen English walnut, Ionia, Mich. English walnut, from Broadview, B. C. McDermid English walnut, St. Catherines, Ont. Clyde Westphal pecan, Marcellus, Mich. Fairbanks hickory, grown at Grand Rapids, Mich. Haviland hickory, Bath, Mich. Green hickory, Battle Creek, Mich. Mrs. Ray D. Mann hickory, Davison, Mich. Hill hickory, Davison, Mich. Lyle House hickory, Fowlerville, Mich. Miller hickory, North Branch, Mich. Pleas pecan and bitternut hybrid hickory Burlington hican Rowley chestnut, Orleans, Mich. John E. Dunham, chestnut, Oshtemo, Mich. Chinese chestnuts, Ridgetown, Ont.

REGISTRATION

Frank H. Frey, Chicago, Illinois A. S. Colby, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois A. B. Anthony, Sterling, Illinois Mr. Harry Burgart, Union City, Michigan Mrs. Harry Burgart, Union City, Michigan Mrs. Charles Halder, Ceresco, Michigan Mrs. Anton Burgart, Union City, Michigan Mr. Gilbert Becker, Climax, Michigan Mrs. Gilbert Becker, Climax, Michigan Carl F. Walker, Cleveland Heights, Ohio Lennard H. Mitchell, Washington, D. C. Mrs. Lennard H. Mitchell, Washington, D. C. Homer L. Bradley, Kellogg Farm, Augusta, Michigan J. F. Wilkinson, Rockport, Indiana G. H. Corsan, Echo Valley, Islington, Ontario Dr. G. A. Zimmerman, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Mrs. G. A. Zimmerman, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Oliver T. Healy, Union City, Michigan Mrs. Anna H. Bregger, Bangor, Michigan John T. Bregger, Bangor, Michigan Mrs. John T. Bregger, Bangor, Michigan S. E. Monroe, Chicago, Illinois J. A. Neilson, East Lansing, Michigan Mrs. J. A. Neilson, East Lansing, Michigan Mrs. C. M. McCrary, Augusta, Michigan C. M. McCrary, Augusta, Michigan Mildred M. Jones, Jones Nurseries, Lancaster, Pennsylvania Mr. Harry R. Weber, Cincinnati, Ohio Mrs. Harry Weber, Cincinnati, Ohio D. C. Snyder, Center Point, Iowa W. K. Kellogg, Battle Creek, Michigan Dr. J. H. Kellogg, Battle Creek, Michigan Rollin H. Tabor, Mt. Vernon, Ohio George L. Slate, Geneva, N. Y. L. H. MacDaniels, Ithaca, New York. L. Housser, Cloverdale, Ontario Fae Noverr, Enquirer and News, Battle Creek, Michigan Zenas H. Ellis, Fair Haven, Vermont Joan Deming, Hartford, Connecticut Mrs. Oliver Healy, Union City, Michigan Mr. Howard W. Harris, Allegan, Michigan. R. D. No. 7 Mr. Scott Healy, Otsego, Michigan. R. F. D. No. 2 Mrs. Scott Healy, Otsego, Michigan. R. F. D. No. 2 Glen Grunner, Coldwater, Michigan. R. D. No. 3 Leon Ford, Battle Creek, Michigan Marshall Moon, Battle Creek, Michigan Dean Phillips, Battle Creek, Michigan Lawrence Poole, Battle Creek, Michigan Evelyn Alwood, Battle Creek, Michigan Martha Richmond, Battle Creek, Michigan Irene VaVn De Bogart, Vicksburg, Michigan Cleone Wells, Battle Creek, Michigan Herbert Bush, Battle Creek, Michigan Dorothy Jenney, Battle Creek, Michigan Cecelia Plushnik, Battle Creek, Michigan Vernice Fox, Battle Creek, Michigan Edward A. Malasky, Battle Creek, Michigan C. A. Reed, U. S. Dept, of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. T. V. Hicks, Battle Creek, Michigan. R. 3 Norman Crittenden, Galesburg, Michigan Arnold G. Otto, Detroit, Michigan Miss Mary Barber, Kellogg Co., Battle Creek, Michigan Professor V. R. Gardner, M. S. C., East Lansing, Michigan H. A. Cardinell, M. S. C., East Lansing, Michigan E. P. Gerber, Apple Creek, Ohio Lila M. Gerber, Apple Creek, Ohio Dora E. Gerber, Apple Creek, Ohio H. W. Kaan, Wellesley, Massachusetts R. S. Galbreath, Huntington, Indiana Mrs. R. S. Galbreath, Huntington, Indiana Dr. W. C. Deming, Hartford, Connecticut Everett Wiard, Ypsilanti, Michigan Mrs. E. Wiard, Ypsilanti, Michigan

BOOKS AND BULLETINS ON NORTHERN NUT GROWING

1. Nut Culture in the United States, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, 1896. Out of print and out of date but of great interest.

2. The Nut Culturist, Fuller, pub. Orange Judd Co., N. Y., 1906. Out of print and out of date, but a systematic and well written treatise. These two books are the classics of American nut growing.

3. Nut Growing, Dr. Robert T. Morris, pub. MacMillan, N. Y. 2nd edition 1931, price $2.50. The modern authority, written in the author's entertaining and stimulating style.

4. Farmers' Bulletin No. 1501, 1926, Nut Tree Propagation, C. A. Reed, to be had free from U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. A very full bulletin with many illustrations.

5. Tree Crops, Dr. J. Russell Smith, pub. Harcourt, Brace & Co., N. Y., 1929, price $4.00. Includes the nut crop.

6. Annual reports of the Northern Nut Growers' Association from 1911 to date. To be had from the secretary. Prices on request.

7. Bulletin No. 5, Northern Nut Growers' Association, by W. G. Bixby. 2nd edition, 1920. To be had from the secretary. Price 50 cents.

8. Farmers' Bulletin No. 1392, Black Walnut Culture for both Timber and Nut Production. To be had from the Supt. of Documents, Gov. Printing Office, Washington, D. C. Price 5 cents.

9. Year Book Separate No. 1004, 1927, a brief article on northern nut growing, by C. A. Reed, to be had free from U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Washington, D. C.

10. Filberts--G. A. Slate--Bulletin No. 588, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, N. Y., December, 1930.

11. Leaflet No. 84, 1932, Planting Black Walnut, W. R. Mattoon and C. A. Reed, to be had free from U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Washington, D. C.

12. Harvesting and Marketing the Native Nut Crops of the North, by C. A. Reed, 1932, mimeographed bulletin, to be had free from U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Washington, D. C.

13. Dealers in Black Walnut Kernels, mimeographed bulletin by C. A. Reed, 1931, to be had free from U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Washington, D. C.

14. Eastern Nursery Catalogues Listing Nut Trees, mimeographed leaflet to be had free from U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Washington, D. C.

15. Twenty Years Progress in Northern Nut Culture. A 48-page booklet of valuable information and instruction by John W. Hershey. Nuticulturist, Downingtown, Penna. Price 25 cents.

16. Files of The American Nut Journal, to be had from the publishers, American Nurseryman Publishing Co., 39 State St., Rochester, N. Y.

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