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volume is going to press somewhat later than was anticipated, and
in order to expedite its publication, a few papers which were
contributed in 1951 are being held over for the 1952 Report. Two of
these will incorporate new data to be presented at the 1952 meeting, Mr.
E. A. Curl's discussion on the status of the oak wilt disease and Mr. W.
W. Magill's talk on top working of native pecans in southwestern
Kentucky. Also deferred are Mr. L. Walter Sherman's "Final Selections
in the Five-Year Ohio Black Walnut Contest", the vice-presidents'
round table discussion led by Mr. H. F. Stoke, on "What Black Walnut

Varieties Shall We Recommend for Planting?" and two short papers
from the Ohio section.
"Bunch Disease of Black Walnut" by Drs. McKay and Crane in this
volume was read at the 1950 Pleasant Valley Meeting, and the
discussion on it will be found in last year's Report. Other "Extras" are
the propagation papers by Mr H. P. Burgart and Mr. Gilbert L. Smith,
Dr. J. Russell Smith's and Mr Carl Weschcke's papers on pecans, and
the reprinted article on Colby Persian walnut by the secretary. (The
original tree has a big crop of nuts now maturing.)

Officers of the Association 1951-1952
=President:= Dr. L. H. MacDaniels, Floriculture Department, Cornell
University, Ithaca, New York
=Vice-President=: Richard B. Best, Columbiana Seed Co., Eldred,
Illinois
=Secretary:= J. C. McDaniel, University of Illinois, Dept. of
Horticulture, Urbana, Ill.
=Treasurer:= Carl F. Prell, 825 J. M. S. Bldg., South Bend 1, Indiana
=Directors=: The officers and the following past presidents: Mildred
Jones Langdoc, P. O. Box 136, Erie, Illinois Dr. William Rohrbacher,
811 E. College St., Iowa City, Iowa
COMMITTEES 1951-1952
=Program Committee:=
Royal Oakes, Chairman (Ill.); J. Ford Wilkinson (Ind.); Spencer Chase
(Tennessee); Ira M. Kyhl (Iowa); A. S. Colby (Ill.); W. D. Armstrong
(Kentucky); and J. C. McDaniel (Ill.) ex-officio.
=Publications--Editorial Section:=

Lewis E. Theiss, Chairman (Penn.); W. C. Deming (Conn.); John
Davidson (Ohio), Arthur H. Graves (Conn.); and Mrs. Herbert Negus
(Md.).
=Publications--Printing Section=:
G. L. Slate, Chairman (N.Y.); Carl F. Prell (Ind.); and J. C. McDaniel
(Ill.) ex-officio.
=Place of Meeting:=
R. P. Allaman, Chairman (Penn.); George Salzer (N.Y.); John Rick
(Penn.); Arthur H. Graves (Conn.); and Elton E. Papple (Ontario,
Canada).
=Varieties and Contest--Survey=:
H. F. Stoke, Chairman (Va.); A. G. Hirschi (Okla.); L. W. Sherman
(Mich.); Sylvester Shessler (Ohio); F. L. O'Rourke (Mich.).
=Standards and Judging:=
Spencer Chase, Chairman (Tenn.); Gilbert L. Smith (N.Y.); Raymond
E. Silvis (Ohio).
=Research:=
H. L. Crane, Chairman (Md.); G. F. Gravatt (Md.); Paul E. Machovina
(Ohio); George L. Slate (N.Y.).
=Membership:=
R. B. Best, Chairman (Ill.); Gilbert L. Smith (N.Y.); Sterling Smith
(Ohio); Dr. Clyde Gray (Kans.); Louis Gerardi (Ill.); Carl F. Prell (Ind.)
ex-officio.
=Exhibits:=
Sylvester Shessler (Ohio), Chairman; A. G. Hirschi (Okla.); Fayette

Etter (Penn.); J. U. Gellatly (B. C., Canada); Carl Weschcke (Minn.).
=Auditing:=
Sterling A. Smith (Ohio); Carl Weschcke (Minn.).
=Legal Adviser:=
Sargent Wellman (Mass).
=Official Journal:=
American Fruit Grower, Willoughby, Ohio
State and Foreign Vice-Presidents
Alabama, Edward L. Hiles, Loxley Alberta, Canada A. L. Young,
Brooks Belgium R. Vanderwaeren, Bierbeekstraat, 310, Korbeek-Lo
British Columbia, Canada J. U. Gellatly, Box 19, Westbank California
Thos. R. Haig, M.D., 3021 Highland Ave., Carlsbad Connecticut A. M.
Huntington, Stanerigg Farms, Bethel Delaware Lewis Wilkins, Route 1
Newark Denmark Count F. M. Knuth, Knuthenborg, Bandholm District
of Columbia Edwin L. Ford, 3634 Austin St., S.E., Washington 20
Florida C. A. Avant, 960 N.W., 10th Avenue, Miami Georgia William
J. Wilson, North Anderson Ave., Fort Valley Hong Kong P. W. Wang,
6 Des Voeux Rd., Central Idaho Lynn Dryden, Peck Illinois Royal
Oakes, Bluffs (Scott County) Indiana Ford Wallick, Route 4, Peru Iowa
Ira M. Kyhl, Box 236, Sabula Kansas Dr. Clyde Gray, 1045 Central
Avenue, Horton Louisiana Dr. Harald E. Hammar, 608 Court House,
Shreveport Maryland Blaine McCollum, White Hall Massachusetts S.
Lathrop Davenport, 24 Creeper Hill Rd., North Grafton Michigan
Gilbert Becker, Climax Minnesota R. E. Hodgson, Southeastern Exp.
Station, Waseca Mississippi James R. Meyer, Delta Branch Exper
Station, Stoneville Missouri Ralph Richterkessing, Route 1, Saint
Charles Nebraska Harvey W. Hess, Box 209, Hebron New Hampshire
Matthew Lahti, Locust Lane Farm, Wolfeboro New Jersey Mrs. Alan R.
Buckwalter, Route 1, Flemington New Mexico Rev. Titus Gehring, P.
O. Box 177, Lumberton New York George Salzer, 169 Garford Road,

Rochester 9 North Carolina Dr. R. T. Dunstan, Greensboro College,
Greensboro North Dakota Homer L. Bradley, Long Lake Refuge,
Moffit Ohio A. A. Bungart, Avon Oklahoma A. G. Hirschi, 414 N.
Robinson, Oklahoma City Ontario, Canada Elton E. Papple, Cainsville
Oregon Harry L. Pearcy, Route 2, Box 190, Salem Pennsylvania R. P.
Allaman, Route 86, Harrisburg Prince Edward Island, Canada Robert
Snazelle, Forest Nursery, Rt. 5, Charlottetown Rhode Island Philip
Allen, 178 Dorance St., Providence South Carolina John T. Bregger, P.