The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-13
PECAN PLANTING
is BEING URGED
Farmers Should Not Depend Upon
Cotton or Even on Straight Farm
ing for a Living.

1t Ii hoped that the thinking farm
err has now come to the conclusion
that he cannot depend on cotton alone
for a living, or not even straight farm
ing. He must do something that will
give him a regular income to take
care OF him when his farm crops are
failures.
Nothing will come closer to filing
this want than a budded or grated
pecan orchard of the proper varieties
for his district. Nothing viii enhance
the value OF his land any more or any
quicker than when planted TO pecan
orchard.
Good land planted to good varieties
of pecan trees is worth not less than
500 per acre one year from planting
Of the land to start with Is worth $40
per acre). If given proper care it will
increase In value at least $50 per acre
per year for first FIVE years, and after
that there are few who will sell a good
orchard for less than $1,000 per acre
These trees should be planted from
IL to 20 to the acre, depending on the
richness OF soil and locality. You can
raise crops between the treerows for
the first five years to almost the same
extent as though the trees were not
there.
Just rotate your crops and plant COW
peas and velvet beans in your corn to
turn under, so that you will continually
build up your soil with plenty of hu-
mus.
Pecan trees Will bear some nuts the
third year from transplanting. but an
orchard on an average will not bear a
commercial crop before the seventh or
eighth year. and from that time on the
increase per year, in yield, will be very
great.
A seven-acre pecan orchard planted
at Americas, Ga, illustrates this point
OF increase per year in bearing nuts.
The third year 10 nuts were gathered,
the fourth year 13 pounds. and for the
seven next successive S3 pounds, 500
pounds, 431 pounds, 1887 pounds, 2,S4S
pounds, 1000 pounds, 1921 pounds, re-
spectively A 13-acre orchard planted
at Baconton, Ca, when four years old,
produced so pounds of nuts, and each
successive year produced 070 pounds,
2.450 pounds, 2,100 pounds, 5000
pounds, $500 pounds. 6.4OO pounds.
Many other authentic cases may be
cited.
The pecan nut will yield the owner
from 80 cents TO rs cents per pound
when sold in wholesale lots, depending
on the grade and variety. If sold by
mail direct to consumers in the north,
they will bring from 80 cents to s1.25
per pound, depending on grade and
variety.
What other crop will bring the farm
ers as much income per acre? Then.
too, an orchard, IL once established and
IL given proper care. will produce good
crops for 100 or zoo years. Pecan trees
in the forest are known to be at least
400 years old and producing good crops
today
A 1O-acre pecan grove win make any
farmer Independent. and a 50-acre
grove will bring him all the Injuries
OF his dreams.
There are but three things between
the farraer and success when planting
a pecan grove: "a plant the trees on
your best. we'll drained land; CD plant
nothing but first-class budded or graft
ed trees obtained from a reliable nurs-
cry and OF a proper variety adapted
20 his location: CD give the trees good
care.
Under no circumstances should
seedling pecan tree be planted II sue
cess Is desired,
The planting season for pecan trees
extends through January and Feb
ruary.
Don't wait another year. Plant now.
Baldwin Times.