Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-08-04

years ago. They bear we'll and regu-
larly, and are among the best We have
and are perhaps the best for planting,
where profit is concerned. Especially
is this true of the newer and improved
varieties we now have, like Paragon
and Ridgely. The Paragon is a large
nut, of excellent quality, bears very
young, producing nuts often the sec
ond year from graft, and trees less
than five feet high will often have sew
eral dozen nuts of the largest size. Inc
Ridgely is very similar TO the Para
gon in every way except that IL Is
somewhat smaller; but IL is little
better in quality. There are quite
number of other varieties that are said
to be fine, large and early bearers
Some of these are said to be equal 10
the American in quality. 1 nave not
fruited any except the American, Far
agon and Ridgely.
| have little faith in some OF the
Japanese varieties sent out have
sent for some of the varieties grown IN
the East. and have found them to be
of very poor quality.
The chestnut has popularity that
we should not lose sight of, which IS
that while male and female blossoms
are borne on all trees, the male bios
SONS will not pollenize the femaie
blossoms on the same tree, but the pol
len must come from some other tree
This is true when the trees are grown
from seed; when, however. they are
grated varieties, all trees of that 'ari-
ETY. are practically the same tree, ana
pollen must come from some other tree
that is either Seeding or different
variety. The Paragon and Ridgely are
so large, of such good quality and bear
so young and profusely that believe
ii will pay to grow them for market
We have one decided advantage over
eastern growers in that we have no
chestnut weevils. / have never seen
a wormy chestnut grown in the west
The shellbark hickory, of which
there are many varieties, is native TO
yearly all parts of Illinois. and is one
of the best nuts We have. The OLD
trees that are left when land is cleared
are apt to die in few years, not being
able to adapt themselves to the
changed conditions We have not yet
learned to graft these trees success
fully in this latitude. AS we cannot
graft them, the next best thing Is TO
plant nuts from the best nut-bearing
trees we can find; plant them thick
enough so that when they come into
bearing we can remove all the inferior
ones and leave only the best Trees
grown from nuts vary greatly, like
Seeding fruit trees. Hickories will
come into bearing in from fifteen to
twenty-five years.
What l have said about the hickory
also applies to the pecan. only l think
the nuts vary even to greater extent
l think they are the finest native nuts
we have, and while not growing nat
urally as high up as the northern line
of this state, / believe they will grow
and thrive if planted.
The black walnut is a rapid grower,
and comes into bearing sooner than
the hickory or pecan. The butternut
is a near relative of the black walnut.
and its treatment should be the same.
That the English walnut can be grown
in some parts of this state will be
news to many. There are some grow
ing on a farm near me. The nuts
came from Hungary, and the trees at
first died down in our hard winters;
but now they seem to have adapted
themselves to our conditions, and some
of to nuts are here on exhibition