The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-19

orange trees. Pineapple culture has come
rapidly TO the front. but this also demands
Slated enclosures. canvas tops and fires
during cold snaps. For this reason the
culture of nui bearing trees has been re-
sorted 10 and generally with gratifying
results, especially where The pecan mas
been properly grated on healthy young
hickories.
Some people wish to know how il would
do TO transplant young hickories now and
graft next spring. That is a better plan
than the one | practced last spring hi
transplanting and grating at the same
time | did this simply as an experiment,
and yet il has so far proved success.
l have dug up the trees in which the
CRAFTS failed to materialize and found them
defective IN the roots showing that the
failure was the fault OF the men who did
the transplanting The trees used for
grating should be about as big round as
your wrist, cut low, and must have
plenty Of little feeding roots to insure
successful replanting. Healthy young
hickories with good feeding roots are sure
10 take CRAFTS.
OF course, no tree, however good, will
become fruitful if the gratis are bad or
the grating improperly done. Where the
trees are small they are split through the
center and a graft put in on each side,
with wax properly prepared. The work
should be carefully done and the trees
Well-looked after until they are able TO
take care of themselves. Larger trees
can be grated in limbs of proper size
with single gratis, and, of course, will
sooner produce big crops. Our gratis
have borne nuts in three years, but some
people claim to have secured nuts on seed
ling trees within seven or eight years,
while others have waited fifteen years in
vain. On this account have grated
my pecan trees as well as hickories.
D. G.. Cary Elves of Orlando, Fla,
claims to have had nuts on his trees a
year or two ago, and they were trans
planted seven years ago when five or six
feet high.
Mrs w r. Stuart, of Ocean Springs,
Miss, wife of Col Stuart, called THE Fa-
Their OF Pecan Culture" claims that graft
ed on budded trees have a great advant-
age over seedlings both in quantity and
quality of the nuts as well as an early
bearing. Barren trees can be made fruit
full by topping and grating them with
some superior nut bearing pecan tree.
Several correspondents desire informa-
ton as to where they can procure good
gratis. This is a hard question to answer
as there are so many varieties and sucA
a difference in size, thickness of shell or
favor of the meat. Mr.. Joseph Ohinger,
of Milton, Fla, has the largest thin shell
pecan l have seen, and the flavor of the
meat is good. His trees. he claims, bore
in seven years, but were ten years old
before. fun crops were gathered. Mr.. w.
H. Haskell, of DeLand, Fla, a well known
horticuiturist, has also been very success
ful with both Seeding and grated trees,
and claims that Volusia (his county, pro-
duces the best quality, averaging seven
ty nuts to The pound. He favors the Van
Demair and Columbian varieties.
AS to budding or grating, Mr.. Chas. r.
Pabst, of Ocean Springs, Miss, the head
quarters for pecans, says buds and gratis
are about equal in all respects, but it re-
uuires the utmost care and persistence TO
succeed in budding. Mr.. Pabst says most
of his four year-old root gratis are bear
ing a few nuts this year, and mis- two and
three year old buds on old trees are all
bearing and making vigorous growth lie
plants the Russell and Pabst as well as
the Van Demair and Columbian He has
budded or grated nearly his entire grove
of seedlings to secure quicker and bigger
and better results. He is guided largely by
the book on pecan culture issued by the
Department of Agriculture at Washing
ton. d. c. and sold for 80 cents 10 cover
cost
In addition to the pecan our people are
giving some attention to the Japan walnut,
as a profitable nut bearing tree for South
|
of Ouitman, Ga, who has had excellent
success IN its culture, can furnish seed
| nuts to persons desiring to experiment
| Mr.. p. J. Berckmans of Augusta, Ca, also
| has a good variety of nut-bearing trees
| that are profitable for culture, and the
| outlook for this new industry is quite en-
! couragng, as it requires no banking Oh
trees. no slated sheds, and no fires on cold
| nights.
As to the st. Lueie or Detwiler I'M
proved lawn grass, 1 must refer several
| inquiries to Col. John Y. DetWller oil New
! SMYRNA. Fla, our state fish commissioner,
for seed grass, and directions for planting.
So far its Introduction in this section OF
Florida has been a wonderful success, and
II is now acknowledged to be the best
| AVN GRASS in the world. Its habits and
Growth are very unlike the Bermuda
| Grass it's roots being short and tender and
| easily controlled. 1t is just now popular
as cold weather grass, retaining its
bright green dress despite several white
| eros+s Sidney Herbert.