The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-04-13
THE PECAN NUT.
Texas Supplies Two-Thirds of All
Grown in This Country


Texas is the great pecan nut grow.
Ing State in the Union. 1t is estimated
that two-thirds of the pecan nuts that
are marketed come from this State.
The valleys of all tire rivers and
creeks of this part of the State are
covered with pecan groves. and Aus
tin is said to lie he largest p can mar
ket in the Unitel States. Ii is ltrt
that the commission men ana regular
pecan nut buyers from the Eas, make
their headquarters duriI g tie aNeSt-
ing season and direct the Shipm nts
of the delicious nuts to the Northern
and Eastern markets. where they
command good prices ut all times.
When the yield is good The ship
ments amount to hun he $ Of carlo"dS
but this season but very few a are
being shipped, for the reason In lie
Texas crop of pecanS is almost q com
plete failure. The prices for the nuts
are high, and the owners of pc an
groves who are so fortunate as to
have good crop are getting Il big in
come from the nuts. 1t was rot until
few years ago that Texas came TO
be known to any great ext mt in the
pecan markets of the country. This
fact was due principally to the lack
of railway commune alton with the
outside markets and the inability 10
get the nuts 10 market. The nuts had
but little value at that time. AMI no
effort was made to preserve the forest
OF pecan trees that covered parts of
Southwest and West Texas not many
years ago. Now that it is known that
there are big profits in marketing the
nuts the owners of producing trees
are careful to have them 81 AIRED tie
woodman'S axe. and much attention is
being paid the industry. In some 10 al
tiles orchards OF young pecan trees
embracing thousands of acres have
been planted within the last few
years. They require bat little at en-
ton and seem to thrive without irti.
CATION They begin hearing whpn
about nine years old and continue to
produce for an indefinite period. 1t il
known that some p.can trees which
are still yielding several bushe,s each
good crop season were fun grown ana
bearing not less tlan fifty yeais ago
Another industry that has or a ~
increased the demand for pecan nuts
has been developed during the st
few years. 1t is that Of using tie kerr
nclS of the nuts in The man, fas ture
of confectionery Of various kinds The
extraction and shipueat Of kerdcls
which was begun in small way oniy
six years ago has grown to mammoth
proportions, and many people are en-.
gagged in the business. Machinery for
IN" extraction of the kernels has been
invented and placed in successful cper.
alton at San Antonio, and large ship.
mentS are made each season to con-
fcetioners and others in New Yor,
City, st. Louis, Chicago and other cit.
les OF the country. The kernels com
mand high price. and good profits
are derived by those employed in that
branch of the pecan business.
The MeXicans on the Rio Grande
border store large quantities of pecan
nuts for winter use. They make a fine
flour out of the kernels, and this is
used to make the most delicious
bread, which is only eaten on festival
occasions The nut enters into their
Christmas enjoyments to a large ex.
tent, being used in the preparation of
various kinds of choice dishes. Cor.
Chicago Times Herald.