In July of this year my men who were picking caterpillars came with this information, "There is no necessity for hunting caterpillars as there is a fly stinging them." The insect, the size of a wasp, is part black and part yellow. In the evening they said that if some of the trees in the backfield were not propped, they would break down due to the pressure of so many nuts on them. (Lantern slide pictures of individual trees were then shown and described by Dr. Baum.) The vision I had a few years ago is becoming a reality. I now wonder if it might not have been a case of angels rushing in and other fellows staying out. We may conclude "Now, not eventually." Question: Do caterpillars give you any trouble? Dr. Baum: Yes, they give me considerable trouble. I sprayed this year with arsenate of lead. For a few years I burned them off but last year I sprayed. Question: Do seedlings come up? Dr. Baum: A few, I mow them down. * * * * * Dr. Smith: I want to talk to you about the possibility of making some small cash contributions next summer for a nut contest. We have not had any contributions for a nut contest for some time and it is the only way we can get any new varieties. I would like to start this nut contest next September. It will be necessary to get a lot of people interested and a lot of publicity in the newspapers. We could give a first prize of $25.00, some $5.00 and some $3.00 prizes. It means we would have to have $60.00 or $75.00. Perhaps we can make a more definite call next September. Dr. Theiss: I would like to get any information that is available on the pollinization of filberts. The difficulty seems to be in getting pollinators. The President: There is full information on that subject in the bulletin issued of Prof. Slate of the Geneva Experiment Station. Prof. Slate, what can you tell us about it? Have you any information other than what was published in that bulletin? Prof. Slate: We have this difficulty, that the pollen bearing catkins seem to ripen very early and then the first cold snap freezes them. Dr. Smith: I would like to know something about the market for shagbarks and if the market is for cracked nuts. The President: There is a very small market for them in Cleveland, Ohio. Is there any information about hickory nuts? Prof. Neilson: Hickory nuts frequently sell for about 10c a pound, sometimes as low as three pounds for a quarter. After the discussion closed three telegrams were read, from the Kellogg Hotel, The Agard Hotel and The Chamber of Commerce of Battle Creek, Mich. inviting the association to hold its next meeting in that city. A motion was unanimously adopted to hold the next convention there September 10th and 11th, 1934. Motion was made to give Mr. Z. H. Ellis a life membership in return for his contribution of $50.00. The motion carried. Miss Sawyer: Is the mollissima chestnut blight proof?