South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-16
MAKE FORTUNE BY
PLANTING WALNUT
Needed by Government for
GunSt0CkS and Various
Other Uses.


gunstock material. the supply OF
black walnut trees is rapidly dimin-
ishing over practically the entire
range of the tree i'm the United
States Coupled with this warning
the forest service OF the United
States department OF agriculture
announces that the crop Of walnuts
is particularly heavy this year. 50
that there is a splendid chance 20
gather or buy seed for planting.
The very high lasting qualities OF
the wood, and the fairly rapid rate
Of growth OF the tree. in good loca-
tons make black walnut one OF the
most desirable trees 10 plant on the
farm. F'urtherm ore, II is admira bly,
fitted 20 make unused portions Of
the farm productive: for small
patches OF rough, quilted. or other
waste land, if the soil is good and
not too thin or dry. are ideal plant
ing places
The method OF planting black
walnut is simple, and the return is
likely to be considerable There is
probability Of the tim ber's retaining
the best value on the market. More
over. in case it is not sold for lum-
Der. the tree Yields durable wood
which may be used for posts and
for wide variety OF purposes about
the farm The reason il is so priced
for Eunstocks is because it works
readily in the turning lathe takes
a nigh finish. and does not splinter
when struck by projectiles.
Range of Walnut.
The region where walnut growing
is practica BILE extends from southern
New England Gest to the central
states and south TO South Carolina
and along the northern portions OF
/ the gulf states 10 Oklahoma. The
finest growth takes place i'm the rich
coves Of the lower Appalachians
and over the Ohio and central Mis-
sissippi basins
In order to succeed well. walnut
so no attempt should be made to
( plant il on poor thin soil, or on hot
Z dry exposures Favorable situations
for rapid development are on strong
/ lime stone soils. deep alluvial soils
and stony loan soils along the mar
gins Of highlands. Since the walnut
tree requires a large supply of light
il may be planted successfully on
1 open tracts recently cleared OF old
\ growth and on recently abandoned
! fields. In this respect il resembles
/ black locust
Black locust grows faster than
. oil 1r,rr sag
is more or less subject to serious
attack by wood-borine beetle.
Black walnut. especially the wood.
is comparatively free from insect
attack. a leaf-eating tent caterpil-
lar does harm sometimes 70 the wal
nut foliage. but this is not serious.
How TO store the seed.
In handling the walnuts. the best
procedure after gathering is TO
stratify them in pits over winter
and then plant them next spring,
just about the time germina ton be
gins In eastern United States north
Of the gulf states this is between
March = and %. squirrels. chip
hunks and hogs are serious pests if
present i'm numbers. and would more
than likely succeed in making away
with "a majority Of the nuts if they
are planted i'm the fall Small tracts.
however surrounded by cultivated
fields and other places where these
animals are known 10 ne scarce
might safely be planted in the early
or late winter when labor is more
4 easily secured than in the spring.
Planting is done by making "a
small hole with mattOck OF hoe
dropping one or two nuts. and
covering them with about two inches
Of fresh soil 4 good spacing OF the
holes IS eight feet apart each way.
or eight bv ten feet. which amounts
respectively 10 ESQ and $40 holes per
acre. The number OF nuts required
can easily be estimated on the basis
% their quality. the area Of ground
20 Ice treated, and the spacing.
Care should be taket not to plant
uude- shade. However where the
trees in the voodlot are 20 be cut
during the next wear or two and are
Z moderately open. planting might be-
sin before the trees are cut SO a. 10
get start .n advance of the re-
moyal o. the overhead protection
.agdinst early trOsts and excessive
driving of the soil in midsummer
Plant Waste spaces.
While the best results are usually
obtained bv completely preparing
the soil and eultivating it for a few
wears after planting farm owners
should he aware Of the possibility
of starting hundreds of Young wal
nuts iu their woodlots and elsewhere
lat the expense OF only li.tle labor
This viii DE "A good step ID the
process Of securing useful and
money making trees on parts Of the
farm which would perhaps other
wise ne waste land making no re-
turn I'd all % its owner Tor its cos
in care and taxes.
Further information IN regard &c
methods OF storing and planting the
nuts and caring Tor the woodIot can
be- obtained from the state forester
OF the various states or from the
forest service. United States depart
ment Of agriculture al Washington
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