ost common of which are change of occupation or
residence, which prevented their doing anything in the line of nut
growing or lack of success in their attempts to grow nuts. Two
members have died since the last meeting, Mr. Wendell P. Williams
and Mr. Mahlon Hutchinson; the former was in the U. S. Service at
the time of his death. 57 new members have been added to our rolls
since 1917 making a total of 410 joining since organization of whom
we now have 128, 282 having dropped out. Of the 52 who have joined
since last meeting, 21 joined before Oct. 1, 1919 the date of the
proposed meeting in Albany, Ga., which was never held, and 31 since
that date.

The holding of members is a difficult problem and one that has not
been worked out at all satisfactorily. Most members join in the
hope of thereby learning how to successfully grow nut trees. They
find out that so much is still experimental that most do not
remain. This is bound to continue till we can show grafted or
budded nut trees bearing satisfactory crops, and, until that time,
there seems nothing to do but to keep on going after new members
and by means of bulletins, reports, letters and otherwise making
the membership more valuable than ever. There has been a greater
interest in nut growing during the past fall than at any time since
your Secretary-Treasurer has held office.

Respectfully submitted,

WILLARD G. BIXBY,
Secretary-Treasurer.

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PRESIDENT REED: You have heard the report. What is your
pleasure? I believe that is usually referred to an auditing committee.
C. A. Reed was chairman of that committee.

MR. BIXBY: Mr. Reed spoke to me about this yesterday. He said
he would be glad to audit it, but there has not been time to give it to
him. It was ready for him this morning, but he was busy on other things.

PRESIDENT REED: What is the next thing on the program, Mr.
Secretary?

MR. BIXBY: The reports of committees. I do not know how much
report the standing committees have.

PRESIDENT REED: There is the executive committee, the finance
committee, the hybrids committee--maybe Dr. Morris has something on
that.

DR. MORRIS: No, I have no report to make on that. I shall talk
on the subject this afternoon or in the course of my paper incidentally.
I didn't see any occasion for action in that direct