iety such as Italian Red, could have been
picked as they were ripe. Some were picked.

The almond-shaped filbert classified as the White Aveline type, was
not quite ripe; neither were hazilberts No. 2 and No. 4, nor the
Gellatly filberts. Wild hazelnuts at this time had dry husks and
were falling off the bushes or being cut down by mice.

September 21 and 22: The remaining European filberts of the
imported plants were picked. Also, I picked half of the White
Aveline type nuts.

[Illustration: _Carlola Hazilberts No. 5, about 8/10/42. This is
the earliest ripening and thinnest shell of the large type
hazilberts, not the largest size however. Carlola Weschcke shown in
picture. Photo by C. Weschcke_]

September 28 and 29: We picked most of the nuts remaining on
hazilbert No. 5 and the remainder of the White Aveline type. At
this time we record a heavy frost which occurred during the
previous week, that is, between September 22 and 28th. Since it
froze water it was considered a "killing" frost. However, the
damage was spotty all over the orchard, most things continuing to
develop and ripen. Winkler hazels picked and examined at this time
showed them far from ripe. Hazilberts growing next to limestone
walls on the south side showed no signs of frost damage whereas the
Winkler, on higher ground, showed severe damage to the leaves and
the husks of the nuts which immediately started to turn brown.
Leaves of other filbert plants in the vicinity showed no frost
damage and the very few nuts that had been left on, such as those
of the Jones hybrid, were undamaged.

October 5 and 6: Picked all of hazilbert No. 2 except the last two
nuts.

Gellatly filberts were picked about October 10 and were ripe at
that time.

October 11 to 13: Two English walnuts were picked and found to be
as ripe as they would get. These as well as the black walnuts
showed distinct signs of lacking summer heat needed for their
proper development. The last two nuts on hazilbert No. 2 and the
only nut on hazilbert No. 4 were picked at this time and were ripe.
Chestnut burrs had opened up and the nuts enclosed were fully
mature.

October 19 and 20: I found the last of the Winkler hazelnuts had
been picked during the previous week, approximately October 14.