Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-04-04
Pecan Culture in AIIssIssIppi.

There seems to be q growing
interest in the cultivation oil
pecans for profit. Many inquiries
are being made as to the adapta-
bility of Mississippi soil and
climate for the successful and
profitable culture of pecans. In
order that interested parties may
have authentic and reliable infor-
nation as to the best varieties,
how they should be planted, cuI-
tivated and cared for, here is a
quotation from Prof. George l..
Clothier, Forester and Plant
Breeder, Agricultural and Me-
chanical College, Mississippi:
The first fact that one should
consider before planting pecan
orchard is that planting is a long.
time investment, from which re.
turns need net be expected for ten
or fifteen years. That the pecan
tree is not any more likely to re-
produce a true variety from seed
than the apple, is another fact
that should not be ignored. Some
credulous people pay fabulous
prices for seed Of paper shell va
rieties to plant, hoping thereby to
grow seedlings possessing all the
good qualities Of the parent trees.
These people are doomed to dis
appointment, for there is but one
way to reproduce a variety, and
that is by budding or grating q
scion Of the valuable sort on a
seeding stock. Paper she'll Pc
cans for seed are worth no more
than the wild nuts collected in
the woods.
Since cultivation of the pecan
first began, a number Of varieties
having desirable qualities, such as
largeness Of fruit, thinness OF
N
shell, plumpness Of kernel, or fla
vor OF meat, have been discovered,
and are now being propagated and
sold by nurserymen nnder various
names. These are without ex.
ception Wild seedlings that pos
sess such superior qualities that
they have been singled out for
cultivation, from among the mil
| lions OF natural trees which grow
in the woods.
The following list includes the
principal varieties now offered on
the market: Carman, Centennial,
Columbian, Frotscher, James
Giant, James No. /, James Per
lection, James Papershell, Kate
Shaiier, Money Maker, Pearl,
Pegram, Van Denman, Young,
Pabst, Russell, Stuart, Biloxi,
Faust, Jewett, McCallister, Geor-
gia, Curtis, Magnnm, Atlanta,
Senator, Jumbo, Mammoth, Post,
Risien, San Saba, Mexican Paper
shell, Schley, Delmas, Stevens,
Success and others. At a recent
meeting Of the National Nut Grow
er's Association, the following
varieties received the indorse
ment OF the delegates, the best
standing first: Stuart, Van De
man, Frotscher, Schley, Pabst,
Georgia, Curtis and Russell; II
seems that one would be safe in
planting any of these eight ia
vorite varieties.
Before ordering nursery stock,
make the acquaintance OF q good
reliable nurseryman and il possible
visit his nursery and inspect the
trees he is offering. Beware o.
the tree peddler, because ne is
frequently a swindler of the worst
type. Travelling agents have been
known to sell bitternut hickory
seedlings, pulled from the South
ern swamps, for grated pecans'
This fraud is not likely to be dis
covered until the agent has gol
his money aud gone, since the
buds OF the pecan and the bit
ternut are very similar. Even j
the tree peddler should furnish
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