The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-02-13
Advice Given as to Loca-
ton BY State HorticuI-
turist HUT
GET FIT CONDITIONS

Mr.. F.. j. Holloway Who is Planting
ON His Farm Near Raleigh TWEEN
ty-five Acres in Pecan Trees Sends
An Address Made BY a Pecan Au-
thOrity Which Tells OF What May
Be Done When the Soil and Gil
mate Suits.
Some days ago this paper had
short editorial item which read
1T is to be noted that the reports
show that North Carolina produces
the largest and best kind Of pecans.
The soil and climate suit the growth
of the pecan and the wise thing for
men with lands in the State to do is
to set out pecan groves. They will
pay handsomely"
Referring to this item a letter was
received from prominent nursery
man Of this State who said in part:
THE above statement might cause
a great loss to people in the State
| who have land and locations not
adapted to growing pecans. In fact
| in our State conditions and soil are
SO varied that we can grow almost
| anything, yet some things can only
be grown successfully in certain To-
cations and the pecan is one Of these.
The area being limited on which it
| will make a commercial success any
one contemplating planting should
| take up the matter Of location with
Prof. HUT, State Horticulturist, and
submit a full description Of location,
etc, and get his advice.
The view Of the correspondent is
exactly the right one. The News
and Observer in its editorial item,
| meant only, Of course, that pecan
| groves should be attempted where
the lands and other conditions were
suitably just rs a farmer who plants
tobacco should know whether or
not the land he proposes to use Is
suitable. A matter of location af-
fects the growth Of almost every
thing that can be mentioned, and II
pecan planting. as in other things
the condition and adaptability OF the
land should be first known.
State Horticulturist HUT. in re-
gard to the matter says:
"Pecans can be grown com
mercially in all the coastal plai1
region Of the State and probabilit!
also in the lower Piedmont section
In higher portions Of the State it i
found that hardy varieties of pecans
such as the Stuart, the Mantura ant
the AppomattoX, the latter two Vir
GINA varieties, are grown in cOun
tries North and are suitable 70
Northern ATTITUDES and higher alti
tudes. The pecan is being grow
/; experimentally in more elevated sec
/ 80 q n e
' regions of North Carolina by mean
Of hardy varieties introduced from
4 more northerly States l do no
: recommend the planting of pecan
above 500 feet altitude till we knov
s the results Of our experiments Whlcl
are now in progress. At present a
n orchard Of very handsome trees
I bearing fruit at High Point 1T ::
h altitude of a thousand feet. and 9
8 the Statesville experimental farm
e above a thousand feet, several vari
: ties appear very promising for plant
ing in upper Piedmont. and perhap
even in the mountains. We ar
). working to extend the range of Pc
Il can culture by the introduction ?
= hardy varieties.
[. Mr.. +. j. Holloway, Of Raleigh.
3. planting on his farm near this cit
n twenty-five acres in pecan tree
r This industry is untried on a CON
nlerc1al OASIS III lIliS Se1eAoil, Due w
u Holloway believes that under faVora
BILE conditions it is likely to prov
: very profitable, as shown by tn
! records in places where the Ian
). and climatic conditions are favorab
) Mr.. Holloway sends this paper
most interesting article on pecan
VS.. Cotton" and quotes from pape
90 read before the American Pomolt
. gical Society at Tampa, Florida,
, February, 1911, by Mr.. J. 3. Wigf
" as follows:
- Pecans VS.. Cotton.
y .Probably the Oldest tree Of whic
=, an accurate record has been KEEP
n, both as to growth and bearing
If stands at my home IN caro- IN
troo ;s . budded F'rotscher, set Jan,
ary. 1892. The following is til