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The 44th Annual Report of the Northern Nut Growers Association is a comprehensive record of a professional horticultural gathering held in Rochester, New York, on August 31 and September 1, 1953. It opens with a formal disclaimer that the articles reflect the authors’ opinions and that any advice on pesticides or cultivars should be checked against current regulations. The volume then presents a detailed table of contents, listing presidential addresses, scientific papers on walnut and hickory habits, pest control, chestnut breeding, and a host of panel discussions, round‑table sessions, and banquet resolutions. Interspersed are the Association’s constitution, by‑laws, membership categories, officer duties, and a full roster of officers, committees, and state vice‑presidents, giving readers a clear picture of the organization’s structure and its 1953‑54 agenda.
Written in the measured, formal prose typical of mid‑century scientific societies, the report combines technical horticultural research with procedural minutes and administrative details. It will appeal to historians of agriculture, amateur nut growers, and anyone interested in the development of mid‑twentieth‑century horticultural institutions, as well as readers who enjoy primary sources that document the collaborative efforts of botanists, extension agents, and regional growers.
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Program Committee: Dr. Lloyd L. Dowell, Royal Oakes, Dr. J. W. McKay, Roy D. Anthony, J. G. McDaniel, Lewis E. Theiss, W. B. Ward.
Local Arrangements: Mrs. Herbert Krone, R. P. Allaman, John Rick, Elwood B. Miller, Victor Brook.
Place of Meeting Committee: To explore meeting places for three years, Michigan and Connecticut as possible places for the 1955 and 1956 annual conventions. W. M. Beckert, R. P. Allaman, Carl Prell, Lloyd L. Dowell.
Publication Committee: Professor George L. Slate, Dr. L. H. MacDaniels.
Varieties and Contests Committee: J. C. McDaniel, Dr. L. H. MacDaniels, Sylvester M. Shessler, H. F. Stoke, Royal Oakes.
Standards and Judging Committee: (Section of Varieties Committee) Dr. L. H. MacDaniels, Dr. H. L. Crane, Louis Gerardi, Spencer B. Chase, Professor Paul E. Machovina.
Survey and Research Committee: H. F. Stoke (With all state and foreign vice-presidents).
Exhibits Committee: Dr. L. H. MacDaniels, Fayette Etter, H. F. Stoke, Royal Oakes, J. F. Wilkinson, G. J. Korn.
Understock Committee: J. C. McDaniel, Albert B. Ferguson, Dr. Aubrey Richards, Louis Gerardi, Dr. A. S. Colby, Max Hardy, Gilbert L. Smith.
Auditing Committee: Raymond E. Silvis, Sterling A. Smith, Edward W. Pape.
Legal Advisor: Sargent H. Wellman, Esq.
Finance Committee: Carl F. Prell, Ford Wallick, Sterling A. Smith.
Necrology Committee: Mrs. H. L. Crane, Mrs. C. A. Reed, Mrs. Wm. J. Wilson.
Nominating Committee: (Elected at Rochester, N. Y.) Paul E. Machovina, Raymond Silvis, George Salzer, Dr. H. L. Crane, Ira M. Kyhl.
Membership Committee: Gilbert Becker, Raymond E. Silvis, Edward W. Pape, Gordon Pulliam, Hon. Paul C. Daniels, Max B. Hardy.
Publicity Committee: Paul E. Machovina, Wm. J. Wilson, Carl F. Prell, Frank M. Kintzel.
Change of Name Committee: Elwood B. Miller, John Davidson, Dr. J. W. McKay, Dr. H. L. Crane.
ARTICLE I. This Society shall be known as the Northern Nut Growers Association, Incorporated. It is strictly a non-profit organization.
ARTICLE II. The purposes of this Association shall be to promote interest in the nut bearing plants; scientific research in their breeding and culture; standardization of varietal names; the dissemination of information concerning the above and such other purposes as may advance the culture of nut bearing plants, particularly in the North Temperate Zone.
ARTICLE III. Membership in this Association shall be open to all persons interested in supporting the purposes of the Association. Classes of members are as follows: Annual members, Contributing members, Life members, Honorary members, and Perpetual members. Applications for membership in the Association shall be presented to the secretary or the treasurer in writing, accompanied by the required dues.
ARTICLE IV. The elected officers of this Association shall consist of a President, a Vice-president, a Secretary and a Treasurer or a combined Secretary-treasurer as the Association may designate.
Article V. The Board of Directors shall consist of six members of the Association who shall be the officers of the Association and the two preceding elected presidents. If the offices of Secretary and Treasurer are combined, the three past presidents shall serve on the Board of Directors.
There shall be a State Vice-president for each state, dependency, or country represented in the membership of the Association, who shall be appointed by the President.
ARTICLE VI. This constitution may be amended by a two-thirds vote of the members present at any annual meeting, notice of such amendment having been read at the previous annual meeting, or copy of the proposed amendments having been mailed by the Secretary, or by any member to each member thirty days before the date of the annual meeting.
ARTICLE I. ANNUAL MEMBERS. Persons who are interested in the purposes of the Association who pay annual dues of Three Dollars ($3.00).
ARTICLE II. Contributing members. Persons who are interested in the purposes of the Association who pay annual dues of Ten Dollars ($10.00) or more.
ARTICLE III. LIFE MEMBERS. Persons who are interested in the purposes of the Association who contribute Seventy-Five Dollars ($75.00) to its support and who shall, after such contribution, pay no annual dues.
ARTICLE IV. HONORARY MEMBERS. Those whom the Association has elected as honorary members in recognition of their achievements in the special fields of the Association and who shall pay no dues.
ARTICLE V. PERPETUAL MEMBERS. "Perpetual" membership is eligible to any one who leaves at least five hundred dollars to the Association and such membership on payment of said sum to the Association shall entitle the name of the deceased to be forever enrolled in the list of members as "Perpetual" with the words "In Memoriam" added thereto. Funds received therefor shall be invested by the Treasurer in interest bearing securities legal for trust funds in the District of Columbia. Only the interest shall be expended by the Association. When such funds are in the treasury the Treasurer shall be bonded. Provided: that in the event the Association becomes defunct or dissolves, then, in that event, the Treasurer shall turn over any funds held in his hands for this purpose for such uses, individuals or companies that the donor may designate at the time he makes the bequest of the donation.
ARTICLE I. The President shall preside at all meetings of the Association and Board of Directors, and may call meetings of the Board of Directors when he believes it to be the best interests of the Association. He shall appoint the State Vice-presidents; the standing committees, except, the Nominating Committee, and such special committees as the Association may authorize.
ARTICLE II. Vice-president. In the absence of the President, the Vice-president shall perform the duties of the President.
ARTICLE III. Secretary. The Secretary shall be the active executive officer of the Association. He shall conduct the correspondence relating to the Association's interests, assist in obtaining memberships and otherwise actively forward the interests of the Association, and report to the Annual Meeting and from time to time to meetings of the Board of Directors as they may request.
ARTICLE IV. Treasurer. The Treasurer shall receive and record memberships, receive and account for all moneys of the Association and shall pay all bills approved by the President or the Secretary. He shall give such security as the Board of Directors may require or may legally be required, shall invest life memberships or other funds as the Board of Directors may direct, subject to legal restrictions and in accordance with the law, and shall submit a verified account of receipts and disbursements to the Annual meeting and such current accounts as the Board of Directors may from time to time require. Before the final business session of the Annual Meeting of the Association, the accounts of the Treasurer shall be submitted for examination to the Auditing Committee appointed by the President at the opening session of the Annual Meeting.
ARTICLE V. The Board of Directors shall manage the affairs of the association between meetings. Four members, including at least two elected officers, shall be considered a quorum.
ARTICLE I. The Officers shall be elected at the Annual Meeting and hold office for one year beginning immediately following the close of the Annual Meeting.
ARTICLE II. The Nominating Committee shall present a slate of officers on the first day of the Annual Meeting and the election shall take place at the closing session. Nominations for any office may be presented from the floor at the time the slate is presented or immediately preceding the election.
ARTICLE III. For the purpose of nominating officers for the year 1949 and thereafter, a committee of five members shall be elected annually at the preceding Annual Meeting.
ARTICLE IV. A quorum at a regularly called Annual Meeting shall be fifteen (15) members and must include at least two of the elected officers.
ARTICLE V. All classes of members whose dues are paid shall be eligible to vote and hold office.
ARTICLE I. The fiscal year of the Association shall extend from October 1st through the following September 30th. All annual memberships shall begin October 1st.
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