The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-16
The Improved Paper Shell Pecan

time of first bearing, in proportion to
thickness of clay strata and depth OF
water, or water bearing sands. There
are found in some thick clay water
strata near the surface and in such
cases the pecan bears normally well
Another serious drawback to stiff clay
for pecan trees is the fact that when
planted in such SOIL they are subject
to rosette, very serious disease. Stiff
clay and want of moisture are condi-
tons that produce rosette. | have
seen groves in such territory with
30 per cent of the trees seriously af-
| fected 1t is rare indeed to see tree
affected with rosette in sandy land
and plenty of moisture.
Soils that make large trees are not
best for pecan trees and this is found
| in some of the rich clay subsoils and
! the rich delta lands of the South.
These lands produce wood and not fruit
chardist. Lands with sandy loan top
| surface and red clayish sand sub
sufficient moisture properly fed with
correct fertilizers produce more per.
other lands. Not all the lands in the
Southern states are adapted to pecan
culture, but practically all these states
have some good pecan lands. Some
more and some less. The greatest
continuous area of ideal pecan land
is, in my judgment, along the Gulf
Coast of Mississippi and Alabama.
To be right, one should start right
and in starting an orchard of any kind,
the grower should not hesitate to Sc
cure the very highest quality of tree,
both as to root system, soundness,
size and vigor. 1t is well to secure
your trees from reliable nurserymen
who propagate from their own bear
ing trees and direct from the nursery
to insure certainty as to variety
Much care should also be exercised in
selecting varieties and especially is
this true in reference to the pecan.
There are hundred or more so called
varieties, but when reduced to the real
good ones it will be found that nine
or ten are really good, and four or
five the best of ALL No success can
be obtained without careful attention
both as to cultivation, fertilizing and
proper planting. 1t is waste Of
money to plant any sort of grove un-
less the party planting gives his or
chard the same care and attention
that he gives to any other business
from which he hopes to make a sue
cess. For the commercial pecan or
chard on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi,
Alabama and Louisiana we do not hes
itate to recommend the planting in
this territory of the Schley, Lewis,
Stuart, Success, Vandeman, Alley,
Big ''Z', Pabst and Russell in the or
der named. These nine varieties grow
to perfection here, yet some of them
may not do so well in other sections
of the South. The Lewis, Delmas.
Schley. Stuart, Success, Pabst, Alley
ln tn
grow and bear we'll over a greater
area of territory than any varieties
that up to this time have come under
my observation. Varieties, however,
are matter of individual taste, but
selection of any of the foregoing
would not be a mistake.
The SchIey.
is unquestionably the most perfect
nut yet produced and by far the most
in demand on the market. The Stu
art is the standard of bearing, while
the Lewis and Success have thus far
shown themselves equally as prolific
bearers and standards of quality. The
Alley is similar to and second only to
the Schley in size and quality, and is
good bearer The other varieties
are all good bearers and possess all
the qualities that make up frst-class
nut.
Planting.
The ground should be put in a per
feet state of cultivation before tree
is planted When one starts on raw
land and especially on the Gulf Coast,
or where the land is known as "cut.
over" pine land, an application of $50
to 1000 pounds of lime should be ap-
piled at the first blowing, after which
a disc should be used, and the land
should be plowed at least three times,
disced three times, with tow
or three uses of the throw.
This should put the land in good con-
dition for the trees, but the work
above outlined should cover a period
of three to six months.