The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-01-25
An INTERESTING PAPER
On PRESERVATION Of
NATIVE PECAN AND HOW
TO BUD TO PAPER -SHELL

Having read with interest the sew
eral articles appearing i'm the Ard.
moreite pertaining to the immense
crop of native pecans just harvested
IN Carter and adjoining counties. /
take this opportunity to speak a word
OF encouragement to the owners of
'ands containing the native pecan
growth and to ask them to not de.
stroy the pecan trees, except to thin
out and cultivate.
The point | wish to make is the
converting Of this small native thicl,
shell pecan into the large budded pa.
per shell varieties, which sell for five
times the price oil the native nut. pro
duoe more regular crops, one.fourth
the expense to harvest and produce
more pounds TO the tree.
For eight years have made the
pecan study and have demonstrated
with the pecan growth on my prop.
erty, at Carter and Eighth avenue.
southeast, what budded native pecan
Is worth as compared to the average
native tree.
llaying taken care of the native
pecan bushes ana sprouts that come
up each year, and budding 10 the
recognized paper shell nut. now
have - huddcd trees ON my prop.
crtl. twelve are producing; eight that
have been budded seven years pro.
dpced over 240 pounds in 1919 an
HVtla- Of 30 pounds to the tree: five
hudded four years produced better
than four pounds to the tree: others
huddcd one and two years.
ihc hudded pecan has many advan.
tsccs over the native viz:
size, beautiful dappled appearance
min shell, kernels about SO per cent
a. nCainsJ about 80 per cent for the
native onefourth the labor TO har
vest flavor more delicious and ready
sale at from 20 cents to $l.OO.
Anyone can do the budding after
little training from some one that has
demonstrated the work. which is very
interesting and profitable to any hay
ing the land with the native growth.
II IS shame To see SO many thous-
anus Of acres producing the growth
that have been cleared and the pecan
destroyed, when an orchard of % to
30 pecan trees TO the acre could have
been preserved and budded To paper.
shell nuts, and at the same time cul-
rivating the land to any desired crop
while the budded nut is coming into
bearing
Consider the value Of 100 acres hay
ing the native pecan growth, if thin.
ned out and budded to the Stewart,
Van Damen, San Saba and Texas
Money Maker varieties. Such an
acreage should be cleared, leaving not
to exceed 90 young trees to the acre,
all other growth being removed. Trim
ana bud accordingly 10 latest method,
aud cultivate land to any desired crop
Nuicn viii benefit the young budded
trees and promote a more rapid
growth and quicker and better pro
ducti0n.
The crops produced from cultivating
The land while the pecan is coming
into bearing will produce a good rev
enue and keep down growth and filth
that would otherwise retard the
growth of the orchard. When or
chard is five years budded, if care has
been given, the trees should produce
an average of 10 pounds each. or 800
pounds to the acre. When seven
years budded. you should harvest 80
pounds from each tree, 900 pounds
10 the acre or 10000 pounds produced
from the 100 acre farm or orchard.
At - cents a pound your pecan crop
Of $4,000. You can readily see that