Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-08-17
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION
~ DR.. ANDREW ri. SOULE

Pecan Orcharding in Georgia
Z. W. B., Atlantic City, N.
D., writes: I would like all the
information you can give me in
regard to the culture and care
or pecan trees. What are the
best varieties?
We have made very extensive
study and investigation into the
growing of pecans in this state,
ana we believe that a pecan or
cnard Will prove to be very prof.
!taoIe investment in the course of
from fifteen to twenty years. A
great deal depends on the type of
SOIL upon which the orchard is
planted and the location selected.
The right sort of varieties must be
CHOSEN and proper care and man.
agement must be accorded the
orchard. The pecan. as you doubt
less know, possesses many superior
virtues. 1t is one of the most de-
nghtful Of all the edible nuts which
can be cultivated. In selecting va
rleties, do not plant seedlings.
They constitute the basis upon
Which to graft. or bud desirable
A word about the paper-shell
pecan may not be out of place.
Originally, this meant to signify
that the pecan had a very thin
. she'll. If this Interpretation were
followed out to it's logical conclu-
sion, the Schley, Frotscher, Ravens
and seedlings of various sizes are
paper-shell pecans, while the Stuart,
Pabst, Rome and seedlings of va
rlous sizes are not paper-shell
pecans. Nevertheless, all of these
varieties are spoken Of as paper
shell strains.
There are many varieties of Pc
cans, In response to your request
for information along this line, we
beg to say that the strains best
adapted to the mountain region are
the Mantura, Stuart, Rome, Money
maker, Carman, Curtis, Van De-
man, Teche and Frotscher. 2
The strains best adapted to the
middle region are the Stuart, Mon
ey-maker. Carman, Pabst and Van
Deman. The Frotscher, Teche,
Ravens, Curtis, Rome and Delmas
may be rated as a group second
in Importance.
The strains best adapted to the
southern region are the Stuart,
Curtis, Bradley, President, Pabst.
Alley Success and Teche. The Frots-
cher is highly favored in south
west Georgia. The Moore, owing to
its productiveness, is also COM
petitor for chief place. Delmas, Mo-
bile, Moneymaker. Russell, Schley,
Van Deman, Ravens and Nelson
hold a secondary place. The Schley
was left out Of the first list on ac-
count of it's tendency to scab, but
in some respects it is the best nut
to be had. The Nelson was put in
on account of it's size, but it might
be better to leave this variety out
altogether as it has the serious
fault. of filling poorly.
Managing An Alfalfa Patch
l.. T., Madison, Ga, writes:
Last fall 1 planted an alfalfa
patch, lined it and fertilized
it. So far this year I have got
ten two good cuttings, but 1
notice now that it is turning
yellow and not growing. Can
you advise me what to do to
correct this?
There may be several reasons for
your alfalfa evidencing the yellow
color about which you complain.
This sometimes develops in a sea-
son when there is an excessive rain
fall as during the present year.
Some have thought it was due to
the overlooking of the soil with
water. Others have held that it
was due to the attacks of an in
sect. Still others, that it was the
result of a fungus disease. For
practical purposes we do not know
that we are greatly concerned as
to which one of these contentious
is correct. Very likely all of them
exert an influence which is inimical
to the welfare of the crop. We have
had to contend with this difficulty
a number of years here at the
Georgia State College of Agricul-
ture, where we have rather extern