s adopted with the understanding that the
executive committee should consider the question of constitution and
by-laws and report at the next regular meeting.

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_Name._ The society shall be known as the NORTHERN NUT GROWERS
ASSOCIATION.

_Object._ The promotion of interest in nut-producing plants, their
products and their culture.

_Membership._ Membership in the society shall be open to all persons who
desire to further nut culture, without reference to place of residence
or nationality.

_Officers._ There shall be a president, a vice-president, a
secretary-treasurer and an executive committee of five persons, of which
latter the president and secretary shall be members.

_Meetings._ The association shall hold an annual meeting on or about
Nov. 15 and such other special meetings as may seem desirable, these to
be called by the president and executive committee.

_Fees._ The fees shall be of two kinds, annual and life. The former
shall be $2.00, the latter $20.00.

In addition to the large number of letters showing a wide spread
interest in nut growing, communications of especial interest were
received from Prof. W. N. Hutt, State Horticulturist of North Carolina,
Mr. W. N. Roper, former editor of the American Fruit and Nut Journal,
and from Mr. Henry Hicks of Westbury, Long Island.

The election of officers resulted as follows:

President--Dr. Robert T. Morris, New York City.

Vice-President--Mr. T. P. Littlepage, Washington, D. C.

Secretary-Treasurer--Dr. W. C. Deming, Westchester, New York
City.

Executive Committee: Prof. John Craig, Cornell University;
Henry Hales, Ridgewood, N. J.; Prof. C. P. Close, College
Park, Md.

Exhibits of nuts, nut literature, trees, grafting methods, a budding
tool, etc., were received and shown from nineteen different
contributors. A detailed account of these has been published and is on
file.

The following resolution, introduced by Mr. T. P. Littlepage, was
unanimously adopted:

Resolved, that the Northern Nut Growers' Association express its
appreciation of the attitude of the National Nut Growers' Association in
encouraging the organization of associations which have for their
purpose the development of the nut industry, and we hereby pledge our
support to, and our cooperation with, said National Nut Growers'
Association. And be it further

Resolved, that we hereby acknowledge our great obligation to the many
pione