The Winslow mail., 1915-10-15
OUTLOOK FoR EDIBLE NUTS.

turaI society on THE outlook for Ed
ible Nuts" His paper attracted con-
siderable attention. A synopsis fol-
lows:
mo land is so poor, stony and
hilly; no fence corner so useless, no
city front or backyard 10 valuable
but viii Dro6tably grow native and
some varieties of foreign edible nuts.
'Probably no other field Of unde-
veloDed natural resources in all the
wide domain Of diversified produc-
tion offers richer and happier re-
suits than does nut culture Ethical
and educational institutions are rap
idly assuming a share in planting
and growing nut trees.
"The advantage Of nut raising
over other forms of recreation or
business at the present time, rest
in the fact that one can hardly
avoid doing new and constructive
work in any part OF the field, ono
then becomes a public benefact0r,
Willingly or unWittingly. Eotwith-
standing the fact that stock COM
panies for producing just one of the
hickOries-the-pe pec5n-offer at the
present time one Of the very best Of
financial investments, and large pri-
vate capital is being invested in nut
orchards. Our imports of nuts rose
from $1,700,000 worth in 1896 to ST.
100000 worth in 1907. No one can
foretell the magnitude Of the new
field, but it is pretty safe to say that
America could not only have raised
most Of the $7000,000 worth of nuts
that were imported in 1907, but could
have exported nuts to the tune Of the
same harp in front Of the same fig
ures.
From available statistics it ap-
pears that in 1905 the total quantity
Of almonds, cocoanuts, Brazil nuts,
filbarts, peanuts, Walnuts and other
nuts, shelled and unshelled, import
ed into the United States was in
round numbers, 85,238,0O0 pounds,
with a value of $685. 900. in 1905 the
total almond crop of California
reached 4,200,000 pounds, and the
walnut crop 12,800,G00 pounds. The
richest yield Of peanuts was reported
from the southern states, chiefly Vir-
ginia, Georgia and Tennessee, and
amounted to 225,O00,O0O pounds, 100,-
coo tons or 5000 car loads, making $50
train loads, 70 miles in length, reach
ing from Akron to Gallon, o.
The increased demand for nuts is
due in the main to two causes, name
ly, better appreciation of their ap-
petizing qualities and the numerous
ways in which they form palatable
addition to the diet for the average
family and, secondly to their use
by the vegetarians and person Of
similar belief-a group small in pro-
portion to the total population, but
still fairly large numerically-whO
use peanuts, as a substitute for meat
and other nitrogenous and fatty foods
"a sound and refined body is es-
sential to the highest development
Of the soul; a diet consisting Of veg
etables, fruits and nuts is one that
attends to simplicity of life, and the
simpler diet, the healthier and
purer the character will be formed.
Almost any kind Of nut trees viii
grow in this climate, but not all
kinds can be grown proftably, so
why not improve and cultivate such
Of our well-known varieties that we
are sure will yield abundantly. No
nut excels the shellbark hickory in
flavor and richness, and they will al
ways bring good market price and
a premium for selections.
BLACK walnuts ard butternuts can
be easily grown by planting the nuts
where trees are wanted or can be
successfully transplanted; they are
useful for shade and also ornamental
English filberts or hazel nuts succeed
well on almost any kind of soil. The
larger varieties are sweet and much in
demand by candy manufacturers. The
purple variety are frequently used as
an ornamental shrub and for hedge
ing.
BY reasonable thrift we can pro-
duce a constant timber supply be-
yond our present need, and with it
conserve the usefulness of our
streams for irrigation, water supply,
navigation and power.
1--WE shall suffer for timber to meet
our needs until our forests have had ,
time to grow again. But if we act
vigorously and at once, we shall es-
cape permanent timber scarcity.
For each million acres of forest
in public ownership over 100000 are
privately owned. The conservation of
public forests is the smaller task be-
fore the nation and the states The
larger task is to induce private forest
owners, which means 100000 men,
to take care of what they have, and
to teach woodusers,, which means
everyone, how not to waste.
IF these things are done they will
conserve our streams as well as orr
forests If they are not done the use