The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-18

which we have here in the East, but
they have overcome this drawback In a
great measure by irrigating a few days
lrtore the nuts are ripe. They begin
the harvest the last OF September. gath
crlng the nuts which have fallen. dry
ing them in trays for few days. then
taking them 70 the association packing
houses. where they are bleached and
sacked. The association does the ship
ping and marketing, the grower gets
his check on delivery at the warehouse.
For there is no waste and the nuts are
Ill sold before the harvest begins: In
fact, often oversold.
In some OF the old missions OF Cali
fornia there are English walnut trees
more than one hundred and forty years
old, with trunks four feet in diameter.
There are many OF these individual
ancient trees throughout the State. but
the Oldest OF the orchards are from
thirty-fve to forty years. Some of
these trees have a spread OF eighty feet
or more and the growers consider that
an English walnut orchard will bear
probably for at least 200 years.
II trees will do this in irrigated ssc
lions they will live and grow much
longer in unirrigated places. for 1t f.
well known that the roots of trees not
irrigated go much deeper into the sub
soil and get the moisture and nourish-
ment which this subsoil furnishes. The
rruts OF irrigated trees remain nearer
the surface and are not so long lived
AS an ornamental tree the English
walnut IS unsurpassed. 1t has a light
bark and dark green foliage, which re-
mains until late in the fall, being shed
with the nuts in October and never
during the summer. IL also Is an ex-
Ccptionally clean tree and beautifully
shaped. and, so far as known, has never
been preyed upon by the San Jose
scale or any other insect pest. This
freedom from scale is attributed to the
peculiar alkali sap of the tree.
The demand for this nut is increasing
rapidly, as It's great food value Is con-
stantly becoming better known. Its
meat contains many times more nutri-
ment that the same amount OF beef
steak.
The price is keeping pace with the
demand, the growers now receiving
I three times as much for a pound OF
/ nuts as they received few years ago
when they were producing only a tenth
! Of the present output.
| Thus II may be seen that the plant
ing OF English walnut trees not only is
an exceedingly lucrative venture for
I the present generation but II means the
/ comforting OF priceless boon upon the
| generations to come. Some States are
considering the advisabilty OF planting
these trees along the new State roads
/ after the custom in England and Ger
many. where practically all the walnuts
are distributed along the drives or serve
as ornamental shade trees upon the
lawns. There is one avenue in Ger
many which is bordered on both sides
for ten miles by enormous English wal
nut trees which meet in the centre
thus forming a beautiful covered lane
and at the same time yielding hundreds
OF dollars worth of nuts each season.
II is the custom In England and Ger
many to lease the trees TO companies
which pay so much for the privilege OF
harvesting the nuts. thus attaching to
the trees value similar to that OF
gilt edged bonds. yielding a steady In
como to the owners with no work in
volved.
Besides me demand for the English
walnut az table and confectionery
dcl.caCy, they are often used for pickles
catsup and preserves. and IN Franc,
many tons a year are made into oil
furnishing a splendid substitute FOL
olive OIL.