Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-09
PECAN GROWERS IN
IMPERIAL VALLEY TO
INCREASE ACREAGE
May Supplant Shade Trees
Hereto Produce For
Commerce

BRAWLEY, Nov 9.-J. T.. Harsh
man, Ward Brothers, p. /. Hadden, Carl
Cornelius and Fred Hess, Brawley; c. c.
Bowles, G. +. Guest and w. B. CoberlY,
Calipatria, are some of the leading
and progressive ranch operators of this
section of the valley who are taking an,
interest in and planting peeans this
season, the acreage divided among these
men being considerable.
During the past month or six weeks
much has been said about the pecan
industry in the Imperial Valley, and
now and then for the last two or three
years raneher here and there has
purchased few trees 10 plant. But
it is only in the last month or so that
any particular effort to commerciallZe
the pecan industry has been gone into
on anything like an extensive scale.
In several points of the valley there
are on display, and attaching d great
deal of attention, several branches from
pecan trees, now growing and produc-
| ing at Yuma and west of Calexico, and
several jars of the new crop of peeans
| have been added in the last few days
to these displays, coming from Yuma.
w. f. Mauldin, of the firm of Maui
din-M Greer Company, who are urging
the planting of pecans in this valley
on a commercial scale, has just return
ed from Yuma, and reports n bountiful
crop in the groves in that section. lie
states that Mr.. Tate, the leading grower
of pecans at Yuma, has disposed of his
entire crop at 81 per pound, and could
have sold many thousands of pounds
more at the same price. Mr.. Tate and
several others of the Yuma section,
have contracted the purchase Of trees
for an added acreage of this crop.
A great many people of the valley
nave "a knowledge of the wonderful
financial results obtained on the coast
in walnut growing, and there is every
reason to believe that pecans in the I'm
perial Valley will outstrip the records
set i'll walnut groves along the coast
line. The pecan will stand more hard
ship, will grow on land with water
table, and requires no fertilizing
Most of the planting is being done by
men who have made the valley THEN
home for many years, progressive and
looking to the day when diversified
crops will rule in agricultural pursuits
in the valley, and great interest IN tht
movement is being taken throughout
the valley.
IL is set forth that permanent i'm
provements, such as the planting OF
pecan trees would make, naturally in
crease the value of lands, and no doubt
most ranchcrs will see the advisabilitj
of planting not only an acreage, bu'
viii do away with ordinary shade tree.
and plant the pecans instead, makine
them do double work of providing
both shade and profit.
Others in the Imperial Valley outside
of this section who nave arranged fo
the planting of pecans are: Frank Birk
hauser, DR.. F. w. Peterson, Ira Aten
o. j. Bradshaw, G. V. Haggerty, William
Paine ana +. j. Hickey, El Centre; A
F.. Meyers and Charles Forsberg, Holt
Vile; A. NJ. Shenk, W. T. Hartman an'
Floyd Ayers, CaleXicO,
1t is said that several hundreds o
; acres of pecdns will be planted III tn
, valley in the next year or two, ant
, that the advent of such planting mean
that buyers from all parts of the wori'
will visit the valley each year to con
tract the crops.