The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-20

sny once for all that where a person Is
rich enough to buy budded trees (aud
none but the rich can afford to buy them
in any quantity, it is best TO get them
provided you know something Of the pro
likeness of the variety you are buying.
But do NOT imagine for one moment that
you cannot get a fine pecan grove by
planting the seed.
! know you can, for l have it here my
self and am ready to prove it to any one
who is willing to investigate the matter.
While the seed do not reproduce them
selves with exactness, still, where the
best of seed are planted, you get very
large proportion of trees that bear nuts
much finer than those found in COM
merce. few will come inferior These
l either bud and change into fine ones
or cut them out where the sand is too
thick. And right here / wish TO draw the
readers attention to a point of much i'm
portance. The first time q pecan tree
bears the nuts are not near at their best.
The trees seems too weak TO develop them
entirely. IL is only after several years
that they reach their fun perfection. SO
do not be discouraged if the first year
the nuts are little defective. They will
greatly improve in a few years. There is
another point that l discovered by acct
dent, and it is this: That where a tree
bears a defective or badly dled-out nut
il can be made to bear a fine, good nut by
cutting out a portion of the top and
throwing ell the sap into the remaining
limbs.
If you plant seed be sure not only that
they have extra size but of far more
importance. get them from trees that bear
heavily every year. There are such trees.
Flavor is another point that is greatly
neglected by parties who plant pecan
groves. They set big pecans, and are
satisfied
They should get high-aavored pecans as
well
A pecan grove well attended to on rich
laid VIII Become profitable IN thirteen
years. That was the case with miEe.
This year my best tree brings me Sl5
or course, they are not all doing that
well. SIN, most of them have come nice
ly into bearing, and l can plainly see that
ii is the best investment that I could pos
sibly have made.
l find no trouble in selling every pecan
at good prices.
So many people ask about the effect
cutting the zap root has upon a pecan
trees bearing. / can say beyond a doubt
that it has no effect whatsoever.
They bear equally as we'll whether the
tap root is cut or not. Cutting The tap
root retards the growth somewhat and
that is all
Pecan trees will net stand severe prun-
ing like fruit trees. Keep the lower limbs
pruned off until the tree forms great
trunk That is ali the pruning necessary
Let me warn all parties wishing to plaut
pecan groves not TO plant them in inclos-
uIes near the house where stock are allow
ed 70 run any time. In such places they
have not the slightest show. In large
fields they are safe, or in cpon spaces
where there are no fences they are safe.
or in Enclosures where stock are not al
lowed to run, they do well. The essen
tias 10 a frst-class grove are:
l. Good trees or seed on good land.
.. Thorough cultivation
Before closing I wish to say a word in
regard 70 fertilizers for pecans.
Anything that win fertil'ze corn or cot
ton can be used 10 fertilize pecan trees
and 1t can be put on at any time.
The time does not matter, but the man.
ner is all important. The manure or fer
tlizer should be in the ground and put il
4 in such a manner that IL will not burn
| The roots. If it is at all strong Ii should
not come within a foot of the main tap
] root