The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-03-25
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IN NEW MEXICO
The Following Article Was
Prepared by Mr. G. p.
Wilson, Who Has Been
The Most Extensive Pc.
can E~xperimenter in the
Mesilla Valley.

Their" i u grow ing im,crc,, in nut
culture IN this Territory. lnUuiric.
~" frequently received by the Expert
m"ni station from persons who are in
i"reSt"d IN the planting ~ nut hearing
trees; especially the pecan. Some at
these requests comr from persons whu
are contemplating setting out only -
few trees for hom" use; whilc other,
are from those who are considering the
planting of commercial pecan orchards.
Til" important question that arise. IN
this connection l., " will the southern
paper she'll pecan thrive in New McNico:
aud II 80, ia what part, of the Terri
tory OTHER important considerations
are ia" soils and treatment best ADAPT
Ell to this tree, ~ we'll ~ the returns
that may be- expected from H..
Sine" III" spring Of 1905 experiments
have been conducted IN bona Nna
county with five ar six standard var
i"tirs 1T ia" so.cnll"l rarct she'll p"
'HHAs h'lNliNg me NIidfl, Itui~tNpF,
Schlcy, Van ibcman, aud Money ma ker.
These southern varieties are decidedly
out Of their native habit IN this part
Ut New Mexico. The climate j.. much
irirr than they are accustomed 10: aud
the winters are colder. However. the
experiments have demonstrated that
ut least The Stuart aud Moncvmakcr.
aud very probably the other varieties
enumerated above. ~ we'll, will not hr
injured hv q zero Temperature. IN
regions where the weather gets much
colder than this IL j. very doubtful II
any at the strictly southern vnriciics-
that -, ihos" that originated east of
Texas can b" successfully grown.
Their" are several Texas varieties that
might hc grown where the temperature
occasionally goes ~ low ~ ) ar : below
zero. or possibly n liiilc lower: such
as III" Sovereign Texas l'rnliGrl. Red
River, Attwni"r. Colorado. aud san
saba. The quality Of the Texas nuts
- E'h'ihiN E'"i' 'Nl NV Wv ~ N'il''
what smaller than that uf the hes,
Southern varieties.
Conditions in the Mcsilln Valley
seem favorable for the f]uiiing oi 'hc
Texas varieties; aud ihus" from other
Southern States may also l." ~ least
fairly prolific aud prrruri"u, here.
Further EXP rim"ntatiou will Lee r"puir
rd ~ determine whether the southern
sorts will fruit heavily enough in this
region to become ~ impor,auc" com.
mcrrially. II s'cIns practically certain
that II Will not Ice ndylsall" ia plan The /
Seeding trees, ~ nuts secured will or
h]iuarily lee small aud iufcrior; though
the trees make au rxccllrn, growth.
There il no mor" '"usuu for expecting
Ia sccurc hiph' grade rccHus from seed
ling trees than there would be- for rN
%peciing uniformly high grade fruit
from seedlings. some wears ngu ~ many
places IN the South the mistake was
naie of trying to raise good CONNER
tlHl I''Hh~ bl ~''lllhe trees, UNN " |
this nut is To- he grown AZ NIL extensive,
" IN New Mexico, tuis error should
bc avoided. rccnns seem 10 10 well on
soil Of practically any texture =" long
as il is fairly well supplied with plant
food. They ARE a difficult tree 10 get
started to growing, aud II no more
eat" is used In trnnsplnntiug them than
Is usually exercised in the setting oui
al fruit trees, q large per ccutHpo 1T
them will fail 10 grow. The sun should
never hc allowed Ia shine ou the ro"ts,
aud the tree should Ice Thoroughly wat
cred whilebcing set out. after the hole
has been about twothirds filled with
dirt; aud NOR" water applied after the
work of irnnsplnnting is completed.
The earth ,hon'd Ice thoroughly packed
around the roots, Some nursrrvmcu rec.
ommrnd that the soil be- carefully work.
rd around them by hand; aud IL will
probably pay 10 do this. Any injured
roots should bc cut back ar removed,