Rush x Cosford 26 129 229 42 0 Rush x Kentish Cob (Du Chilly) 25 68 185 70 13 Rush x Nottingham 7 96 180 31 14 Rush x Italian Red 3 114 181 45 30 Rush x Purple Aveline 3 114 240 42 25 Rush x Red Lambert 2 90 127 21 8 Rush x Brixnut 2 49 51 62 58 Barcelona x Cosford 27 90 138 62 32 Barcelona x Kentish Cob (Du Chilly) 21 69 126 69 25 Barcelona x Medium Long 16 93 257 83 71 Barcelona x Red Lambert 12 83 147 52 13 Barcelona x Purple Aveline 8 50 73 78 55 Barcelona x Italian Red 6 84 133 90 81 Barcelona x Halle 6 52 79 52 23 Barcelona x Daviana 5 53 75 67 59 Barcelona x Bollwiller 2 66 94 62 58 Barcelona x Red Aveline 1 91 91 56 56 Barcelona x White Lambert 1 103 103 5 5 Kentish Cob (Du Chilly) x Cosford 22 62 151 64 33 TABLE 5. Filbert selections. Orchard 8. Yields 1940, 1941, 1942 and 1944. Catkin injury records 1940, 1941 and 1942. Mean Highest Mean Lowest Yield Yield Percent- Percent- per Se- per Se- age Cat- age of No. of lection lection kins Catkins Selec- in in Winter- Winter- Cross tions Ounces Ounces killed killed per Se- lection Rush x Cosford 26 25 47 30 2 Rush x Italian Red 11 25 39 27 0 * * * * * Discussion after Mr. Slate's paper-- _MacDaniels: "Of the 1999 seedlings tested at Geneva, 52 are being carried on for further observations. Prof. Slate is doing a fine work."_ _J. R. Smith: "I want to express my appreciation of the work Prof. Slate is doing. To care for 1999 seedlings and keep the performance records is a big job and just the kind of thing on which progress depends."_ Nut News from Wisconsin CARL WESCHCKE