The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-12-04

Il. growth of Pecans, Almonds
rraH~a and Japan Walnutso VIII
-sv grav successfully in this State9
lam told by an agent of a State nl,r-
.s~r that hey will all succeed here )"
The irqHlrv comes from the eastern
a3rr Of the State. and all the trees
1gmel Will flourish there. We do NOT
..Er much stock in the fever. that has
prevailed for some years in this State
and elsewhere in the South in regard
70 the great profit in Pecan culture
Tra money, we believe, will be. mainly
made uy those now selling the trees
b Planters. FecanS are used almost
entirely as a table nut, and the de-
mn. -ur them Is already pretty we'll
supplied from the southwestern
States The tree being one of the
great family of hickories. is perfectly
hardly and viii bear we'll here. but il
ra6e> anout fifteen years for them to
come we'll into bearing. : \ few trees
fer house use will be Of value. but wa
would not plant amy Of these thinus
with ''f" 10 commercial profit. The
Almond is near akin to the peach. and
uhie IHe trees will grow well here.
theE are more inclined to be injured
IN the blossoms in the spring than the
peach, as they bloom earlier. and for
this reason seldom make crop. Enc
.>h vanUts do we'll in this State. and
m my opinion would be far more like
H 10 be- profitable than the Pecan.
G.r they too require a long time to oe+
m-a bearing well. We have had
sample sent US from Mecklenburp
county, The Japan walnut is much
smaller than the English walnut. but
j. -0ou nut. 1t comes into bearing
"a four Years from the seed We have
-ef> ar The college bearing well, which
#e ~e,"0 wears old from the imported
-"+~ and have been making walnuts
ln three years. You should, BY all
means. have some for home use. The
mast promising nut in my opinion is
'-e Japan chestnut. This tree too.
T. eea1- i'm four years from the seed.
.a Eau can see the largest tree IN
'he State at Mr.. Warren's : nursery in
reaanF54e. titt county. The chest
is are very large and ripen in Sep
.r@"er. and make great crops. They
-a u0r $50 sweet raw as our native
e>rnut. but are good boiled or roast
81. We have seen them full of inn
-a-e rneStnutS in the nursery rows
!" -".."N nursery near Greensboro.
...H lat2Wba county: i enclose
~.u. Hlgs covered with something
#.a appears 10 be a scale Is if a
scale. II SO. what kind" The twigs
r. very BADLY infested with the My
~H-~ lomorum. or oyster shell
0E o"rh louise. one of the scale
'..r WlIch Is raVa0lnG the apple
' western North Carolina. W nile
t> not XIII them as RAPIDLY as the
a,-r scale does. it Will neyerthe-
s.# he trees II not checked. II
I'll. over the western part Of the
IT, a.H IS harder 10 Kill than even
>"+ Jose. tor the insect Is covered
'. -.h q hard scale that it resists
""/"- IN It's nature state. The only
81" '.a.a spraying will do much good
3. me early spring. when the young
N are coming cut. Spraying with
."H Of whale oil soap Will de-
.E 'Hr Young ones. But the best
- "~ have ever tried for scales of
H"a - WhitewaShed. If had
.a.t~tcI as yours are. ! would
'.H back all the limbs. and burn
brush and tnen would give the
+.ee a thick coat Of Whitewash.
'.- maS too small TO apply with
f.~. spray it on with a spraying
$50 a@ to cover every part with
".'tewa~h and this will smother
scales. If the farmers in the west
H"" of this State do not 90 Wig
,. 70 work to DESTROY this scale
-..' orchards are doomed We saw
.,.% "' Old Forest some years ago
w." advised the owner to cut
" #Hn burn. as they were so far
'. a"a he had trees all around that
getting infested. There IS far
.' Danger to the apple tree in the
'. part Of the State from this
'."u from any other.
'"I" Person county: please give
"."~'~ Of the following mixture:
# phosphate. - per cent.
... saiUit. - per cent. one-fifth
.. #. -l per cent. phoSphOric
... I" cent. ammonia and one
-"ua wood ashes. | want it for
m. Mo- one can tell without
"t analysis what this mixture
.". for we do not know the