The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-05-25

I earn from TOO TO 9S0 to the troe. Win
/ 10 trees to tho acre, and yields Of only
hlCy pounds To the tree, aud out 20 cents
! per pound, which choice nuts should
easily bring, this means 81 26O per acre
Count the earnings but 81 TO the tree,
means S2,oZO per acre, which is not a
pad income when you can add to that
what can be derived from cultivating
the same ground in other crops
Pecan trees respond very liberally
TO cultivation, and can be treated same
as any other fruit tree. Says an eXpe-
rlenced pecan grower in this State
Tho fullest successes | have seen
have been obtained by treating the
pecan absolutely as fruit tre, , from
seed to harvest. No moro costly mis-.
takes have | made than in trying to
follow nature in growing the pecan
Every agricultural success has been
achieved by overcoming natures et-
forts to defeat it. The finest and most
productive pecan trees | have seen
nave been raised on well drained up-
land. The most rapio growth and
earliest fruiting Of pecans have been
on sandy lands. The grandest pecan
trees are on rich aiiuvial soil. There
can be no doubt but that The best pecan
groves of the future will be on well
drained tilla5ic land, though it NAV be
thrifty use to make OF some less fay-
Orablc location. | would plant close
together. or at least only medium
distance apart, aud prunc back to pol
lards. and get the largest proportion
OF new wood to Il given area of ground.
because the pecan tree can be set
closer together as the fruit is only pro-
duced on new wood
such experiments as | have been
able To make appear to show that the
pecan tree can be pruncd or trained to
any shape desired, whether low spread.
ing, pollard or even Hat espalicr. | do
not know how it can be dwarfed, but
hope TO learn"
- i"'o JSc'' .iofClC Avs. 'S
nave been giving more attention to the
dwarting OF fruit and nut trees and
nnd great gain in so doing, as many ad-
"antages are gained thereby. Ia plant
ing the pecan, after they are , or 3
years Old, they can by heading in be
trained TO any shape desired, and so
pruned that it will be % or 80 years be-
lore 1T will become necessary to cut
away any OF the trees bccause too near
to others. AS long ago as 1888 there
were found here in Texas dwarf pecan
trees growing to the height of 10 or II
icct only. Some were found growing
IN Georgia many years later These
u"arl pecan trees are not common. buL
show that thcy can be easily trimmed
I'D any way desired.
Il chemical test OF the relative
value OF nuts for food, the pecan stands
hlSn' In sixteen ounces we find there
are seven ounces OF meats to nine
ounces Of shell. The difference in the
Brazil nut is Il little larger. but only
by thinncss Of shell. The nitrogeuous
matter, the fats, the carbo- o-nyarates,
are all supplied, the II tvOr Of the kcr-
mel very agreeable, and their use con-
iuclV9 TO health. Nut culture is lust |
u legitimate u branch Of farmiup rs
the growing OF any field crop, aud far
more protituDl' :, for when once in bcar.
ing the income can be called upon az
nually being really surcr than "a fruit |
crop.
Modern progress has accomplished |
much IN knowledge Of tree planting,
aud shows the necessity Of cultivation |
alter planting, as well as great care ir |
the beginning Patience must be cx-
erclscd, for unlike tho growing of
crops which yield results in one o..
Two years, any results Of tree planting
must be waited upon fer : longer |
period.
Altogether the best, the cheapest, |
md safest way TO get a pecan grove is |
10 plant tho nuts anu transplant the |
young tree wncn about one wear old. |
AL our b'st authorities on pecan cul- |
-urc are now fully agreed that the |
pecan cannot amount To much without |
! dccp running tap-rOOt, and that when |
me original tap-roOt is removed, q new |
,ap.roo will never appear. Other |
.oots Will grow and the pecan become |
! very hanusome tree, but without the |
original tap-root, results in fruit will |
De very disappointing. When pecan |
'"ces with the tap-r0ot cut are planted |
ana pecan nuts planted same day, the |
after in given time will be three times |
arger than the transplanted trees,
these merely managing to keep alive, |
nothing more.
Speaking OF increased land values by
OF trees, this story is told
Two brothers bought some western |
Wild land. Ono put up quite expensive |
buildings, but neglected fruit The other
built less extensively and used the |
money in planting great variety of fruit, |
including berries, which give returns |
The year aft' r setting. This brother
had many offers to buy his farm, and
hnally sold 1T for large advance on its
cost, after having had the pleasure of
eating fruit OF his own planting for
many years. The expensive buildings
OF the other brother cost too much to
keep In repair. The result was that
when sold it did not represent as much
value as its owner had put into it,"
See
HERBERT POST.
Fort Worth, Texas.