Tidbits of Glenrock, Douglas & Wheatland
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Casper, Wyoming being part of a hunting club By Tresa Erickson beyond the camaraderie. Some folks prefer hunting Members ofsolo. They enjoy being out ten receive in the field alone and having i n f o r m a t i o n no one to account for. Others on various loprefer hunting with a few cations and CHESTNUTS (continued): buddies. Not only do they developments have someone to look out for in the field as • James Carpentar of Salem, Ohio, a member them, but they have some- well as disof the Northern Nut Growers Association one to share stories and tips counts (NNGA), discovered a large living American what kind of game it holds on with. If you are just begin- hunting gear and equipment chestnut in theand midsthow of a grove dead trees many ofmembers ning, you might find it best to at a number of retailers. in the early The treetoshowed no signofof use it. Ask see records You 1950s. hunt with others, at least for might also receiveblight infection. Carpentar and Dr. Robert T. informa- the harvest and compare the time being. Don’t know tion on various tournaments the member acreageoftothethe number Dunstan, another NNGA and a of any hunters? No problem. in the area and the of members. Most experts well-known plant breeder in Greensboro, North chance You can join a hunting club. recommend there be no research, grafting and to represent the Carolina, club at aconducted than one member per particular one. Other perks more cross-pollinating chestnut trees. They crossHunting is as popular as include access to pollinated 100 from acres. outAmerican about privatelygrafts theFind strong ever, and there are hundreds owned lands, accommoda- any amenities offered on the chestnut with a mixture of three United States of hunting clubs across the tions at certain lodges or land as well. Is there a clubDepartment of Agriculture-released Chinese country. To find one in your cabins, guided hunts and house or at the very least chestnut varieties. After years of work, Dunstan area, conduct a search on- more. some sort of shelter Hybrid Chestnuts were developed. Theywith have line. You will find many Web electricity and water? If traits. not, a combination of American and Chinese sites where you can look up As with anything, you need are you prepared to rough The first chestnuts to ever receive a U.S. Plant hunting clubs in your area. to choose a hunting it? club the Dunstan trees are healthy, vigorous Before you contact any clubs, carefully. Find out Patent, what type trees that bearThere heavyare annual crops of large, be aware that membership of hunting the club good clubs and does. If sweet-tasting nuts. usually does not come free. you’re interested in hunting bad clubs. Look closely into You will probably have to whitetail deer using • The grandson of Dr. Dunstan, R.D.you Wallace, that interest and dogs, any pay some sort of annual or make sure the cluband know what you are Chestnut getting his wife, A. Gaw, started is akin to Deborah monthly fees. into. the club, the Hill Tree in The 1981better in Alachua, Florida. that. If the club owns land,Farm higher the fees may be. You are the most widely planted find out how much,Dunstan whereChestnuts it There are several perks to is located, how wooded get what pay it variety, is, definitely chestnut and Chestnut Hill is you a national leader in the chestnut industry. CHESTNUTS (continued): 4th Quarter 2011 • The American Chestnut Foundation, started • James Carpentar of Salem, Ohio, a member Week 47 in 1983, is also working to by plant scientists of the Northern Nut Growers Association reestablish American chestnut trees. They have (NNGA), discovered a large living American Nov. 20 -26 worked to breed blight-resistant trees, while chestnut in the midst of a grove of dead trees Page 2the characteristics of the original maintaining in the early 1950s. The tree showed no sign of trees. The successful program has resulted in blight infection. Carpentar and Dr. Robert T. trees that retain “no Chinese characteristics Dunstan, another member of the NNGA and a other than blight resistance.” well-known plant breeder in Greensboro, North Carolina, conducted research, grafting and • Canadian scientists and naturalists established cross-pollinating chestnut trees. They crossthe Canadian Chestnut Council in 1988 to pollinated grafts from the strong American work on reestablishing the trees in Canada as chestnut with a mixture of three United States well, mainly in Ontario. CHESTNUTS (continued): Department of Agriculture-released Chinese chestnut varieties. After years of work, Dunstan • There are fewer than 2,500 acres (1,012 ha) Hybrid Chestnuts were developed. They have of chestnut orchards in the United States. We a combination of American and Chinese traits. import $20 million of chestnuts annually. Our The first chestnuts to ever receive a U.S. Plant consumption of chestnuts is very low compared Patent, the Dunstan trees are healthy, vigorous to Europe, Asia and Africa. Most chestnuts are trees that bear heavy annual crops of large, imported from Japan, China, Spain and Italy. sweet-tasting nuts. • The grandson of Dr. Dunstan, R.D. Wallace, • Chestnuts are used as a potato substitute and his wife, Deborah A. Gaw, started Chestnut frequently in Europe, Asia and Africa. The Hill Tree Farm in 1981 in Alachua, Florida. nuts actually contain twice as much starch as Dunstan Chestnuts are the most widely planted potatoes. They are also similar to brown rice chestnut variety, and Chestnut Hill is a national The More, The Merrier
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