The Delaware farm and home. (Wilmington, Del.) 1885-19??, 1894-05-24
Edible Nuts,

L. Z.
There seems to be SO little general interest manifested
this much neglected of pleasure and profit that
your committee nuts finds little, that new to report
While the interest in the chestnut undated probably
because the profits manifest yet the cost OF trees and
fear of loss deter many from planting i'll quantities Both
these objections your committee believes can be reduced to
minimum, by judcious and intelligent management
The Numbo is very promising and early bearer OF
fine nuts and Of the Japan varieties are simply superb
but both believe Of dwarsh habits and the latter
delicate.
The Ridgely still holds first place, with Seeding Of
that variety grown by Jno Dagger OF Camden as second
great pogenor parakes also of its dehciencya lack OF
ferzng power In this respect as regards the R1dgey
difference of opinion prevails among the members OF your
committee.
The results Of our Investigations and experiments in
this line have been reported the meetings of this and other
societies. during the past three years
The past year We had planned to carry ertilizing
experiments much further, but watching the trees both
finding insect depedators determined to await results
In from days weeks the catin had lost its vitality
and its pollen longer furnished that eiNr tor the ruc
hcaon OF those whose pstls vany displayed their
modest charms OF them many days too late tor the
feast The result large crop Of burs and small one
of nuts
The growing scarcity Of the black walnut the ncreas-
ing demand for the timber both in our own and foreign
markets. the ease with which may be grown in any good
soil and out of the way place. its immunity from depreda
on by animas the beauty OF tree and the almost certain
profit Of the crop would to rendeE an important
adjunct majority of farms In planting, however,
it very essential overlook the quality of the kernel
as we'll as the size This should fways be white
rffrssf7e IN an sUoef1oaJed market when kg& Sl
The attacks of the walnut CaterpnlaN, enemy
unknown in this section until the past WARS rendered
eternal vigilance thorough spraying the pre of walnus
as there the past frequently, two more
colonies in different stages of Development at work the
same tree the time When punched the
Of the tree they easily disposed Of In spraying
found sixteen Of London Purple to fifty gallons
of could be applied with about equal efficacy or
immunity.
The Pecan still the subject of inquiry and we have
taken pains investigate its possibilities in the light
of known facts We found four growing in strong
chocolate 1oam propagated from gathered in Texas in
1870 bearing quite crop Of OF these fine old trees
of good quality while the fruit of the others worthless
We also sampled specimen from fourteen year old OFT
spring of Of these trees and felt like following the
example of newly arrived German acquaintance who mis-
took green persmmons for pums and fastened to the
nearest drug i'll search of andote for poison We
found noble old of this nut in Queen AIMS Co.. Nd
which said be quite profitable While experiments
in grating the Pecan and English walnut not
successful as we could have wished found practicable
under favorable circumstances
Your committee believes the European Filbert to be
unsuted climate and the nuts worthless There are
other varieties however, that to be worthy of place
in the garden or lawn.
While we cannot hold any aering hopes for either
the present or future of the English walnut called in
unprotected position but hope that by planting trees
from grown and grating, variety may be grown
suitable for profitable culture on this peninsula