The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-03-22

climate and soil, some Of them can grow
with great profit all the cereals of the north
ans. all the fruits of California, besides being
about fifteen hundred miles nearer markets
than California, which very largely supplies
the eastern markets with their fruits.
The people in the cotton states, unless they
have visited California, have q very limited
idea Of the value of fruit cultu to q COM
munity, nor the great variety grown.
California produces various fruits ana NUTS,
which find their markets east OF the Rocky
mountains This production is comparatively
in its infancy and should be largely grown III
the gulf states
county of Los Angelica California:
Oranges, lemons, figs, lines. citron pomelo'
pomegranaes appIes apG oyes
guavas, loquats nectarines, bananas
grapes, strawberries, raspberries, .blackber-
ries,. currants. cherries, gooseberrles, mu,-
berries, chestnuts, walnuts, almonds, pccans
peanuts, together with almost every known
vegetable and grains of all kinds. Not only
for home use, but the above are grown OWL III
There are in this one county alone over ten
million of trees ia bearing ana coming lhto
WHAT is to prevent the southern states
growing in some portion or them an tne
above, with larger profits, being so much
In In some Of the gulf states all these pro-
ducts can be grown ut greater profits than
in California, owing to better son anu Aedi-
ness to markets. ,,-,
There is, however, one product which every
person who has few acres OF land can grow
at large profits. This is the Texas thin smell
pecan, which pays better profits than any OF
the above named products. When our wild
pecan will earn $50 per tree per annum IL
means vastly more where they are cultivated
as they come into bearing sooner, larger
Yields, larger prices, because OF superior
Quality, and growing and yielding incomes
for generations.
rho profits on the above named products
are realized from land which sells at S@o 10
$500 pcr acre. While a man can plant a pc.
can grove on land which can De po',snC az
SIS or $40 per acre and make vastly greater
nrofts than can the California frllit-groWers.
10 prepare to grow oranges costs @loo per
acre before they bear, and SO to $50 per acre
for their care while growing. 10 grow Pc
cans costs only for the seed and digging the
holes for planting ana llltAe VI h''iii1's Avn
hrojn. most Of the orchard products have
tronElesome insect enemies. The pecan mas
none worthy OF the name; the pittef 'iciu
taste of the sap is very distaoleln " A., -,
scots and dcDredatiO IS are not serious. an
of lie above named fruits must seek lud i.-
ket soon after being gathered; me pce,'n
viii keen well q year. The texas pecHu
stands in the front rank ana are lasol ~;
vrhorpvor known. They are sweet or ueiI-
coto flavor full meated, especially me. INN
sInu. 1t don't pay to plant any olllTf' us Us
they are the coming fayorites III All lne
markets $50, oro ,,,cI,i,c,
,o AZ Investment, which will pay more
income for generations to come, thah c all "
obtained from anv other source. II b iiiiiio9V
something for nothing - o+ ortv
should the man planting, never Ret any
benefit himself, he can leave no sur I,,,.;T,r,
n,enf for his family nor more ehauii ~
monument to his memory. rs long as MS
rnniI l;to HERBERT Posi-.
Fort Worth, Texas.