Grateful acknowledgment is made to William Kuehn, the artist. He had
been associated with the author in Boy Scout work, also became a part of
the nut growing experiments in Northern Wisconsin, which work was
interrupted by World War II.
Acknowledgment is hereby made with gratitude to Dr. J. W. McKay of the
U. S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C.; Harry Weber of
Cincinnati, Ohio; Ford Wilkinson, Rockport, Ind.; Fayette Etter,
Lehmasters, Pa.; Dr. W. C. Deming, Litchfield, Conn.; Clarence A. Reed,
Washington, D. C.; Dr. J. Russell Smith, Swarthmore, Pa.; George S.
Slate, Urbana, Ill.; Herman Last, Steamboat Rock, Iowa, and many other
professors and horticulturists who lent their time and effort assisting
me in my experiments throughout the years. And last but not least, the
author is indebted to his secretary, Dorothy Downie, for tireless
efforts in re-writing the manuscript many times which was necessary in
compiling this book.
GROWING NUTS IN THE NORTH
Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1 First Encounters
Chapter 2 First Attempts
Chapter 3 Black Walnuts
Chapter 4 Hazels and Filberts
Chapter 5 Hazels and/or Filberts
Chapter 6 Pecans and Their Hybrids
Chapter 7 Hickory the King
Chapter 8 Butternut
Chapter 9 Pioneering With English Walnuts in Wisconsin
Chapter 10 Other Trees
Chapter 11 Pests and Pets
Chapter 12 Storing and Planting Seeds
Chapter 13 Tree Planting Methods
Chapter 14 Winter Protection of Grafts and Seedlings
Chapter 15 Tree Storage
Chapter 16 Suggestions on Grafting Methods
Chapter 17 Grafting Tape Versus Raffia
Chapter 18 Effects of Grafting on Unlike Stocks
Chapter 19 Distinguishing Characteristics of Scions
Chapter 20 Hybridizing
Chapter 21 Toxicity Among Trees and Plants
Conclusion
Chapter 1
FIRST ENCOUNTERS
Almost everyone can remember from his youth, trips made to gather nuts.
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