The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-09-11
No Southern Farm Should Be Without

ha most important tree crops of
~ .outh particularly in the lower
Dc pv necan we mean the budded
ar' oftod kind. and not the Seeding.
ga; s very large producer OF
eX I:',t - oceans. These sell at a much
eealh'e er;ce thar the budded varieties,
pVeL p naturally produced at much
rs cost. or 80 can't of the i'm
l Iu~' varieties of pecans, OF the south
fo''J been set within the past ~
ave While the seeding pecan indus
cal y - Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi,
on and Oklahoma is quite old.
rhd~''' contend that overproduction
9g g.aI,, TO result, but there is little
Likelihood of this taking place
~ t;me soon, if ever The quality OF
hy a ,',, is so vastly superior to that
le pc, other nut that there is little
, GfJ of supply exceeding de
Ne tn In fact not enough OF the i'm
lal anu varieties have been grown so
u W fully supply the luxury market
a1one the great average marker.
curse, where one is planting only
~, tree trees for home use this will be
Go consequence anyway. But even
.a ~ one is planting in commercial
Nc n," # is well enough to ignore any
II Of reproduction.
The Leading Pecan States.
The leading pecan states are Geor-
10 Florida, Alabama, Mississippi,
ID a,+b Carolina and Louisiana, with
oras the leader in seeding pecans.
;s believed that every farm in the
,dd,e west or lower south would
nd d' few pecan trees profitable. and
n3 i " with the end in view of giving
lew IDEAS along this line that this
rtice is being written.
In no section of the south has the
nnbrr OF pecan trees increased more
sodlv than in Georgia, Florida and
#abama. Last year the increase
mounted to IS per cent for Georgia,
oer cent for Florida and 10 per
sot for Alabama. There was also
on.;derable increase in Mississippi
nd Louisiana, but not so much as in
h three states mentioned.
Another interesting point is that "a
er cent of ali pecan trees grown IN
.sorgia are of the improved or budd
varieties, 70 per cent of Alabama
Fan is of the improved kind, IS per
Emf for South Carolina, "a per cent
br Florida, Is per cent for Mississip-
and about IS per cent tor LOUISIANA
Eeyas, with about half of all the pc
an trees in the United States, has
is than / per cent of the improv--
{. kinds. From these figures it will
seen that the center of the belt
rowing the improved or budded pc
Inns is in the territory from South
arolina to Mississippi Texas, OF
burse. is the center of the seeding
ecan belt. There is also considerable
rreage of seedlings in Louisiana, Mis-
ssippi. Arkansas and Oklahoma.
Plant Only Budded or Grated Kind.
The seeding pecan is not as subject
insect and disease attacks as the
udded kind, but one can well afford
90 to more trouble to produce the
udded kinds than the seedlings, be-
ause of the greater value. The seed
he pecan usually sells for about one
burth or one-hfth the price brought
the higher grade, improved varIe-
es For this reason it is highly de-
rabe to plant only the improved
binds.
No one should plant seeding pc
ans any more than seeding peach
apple tree. Pecans can be produced
h planting seedlings, but the nuts
.fe so much smaller than the 1mprov-
/ varieties that it is just like taking
quarter when some one is trying
hand out a dollar. :.
~ It is customary among the leadlnS
kcan growers to grow crops between
be trees. Necessarily, pecan trees
bust be set at considerable distance
bart and for the first few years
tough crops can be grown between
be trees to practically take care OF
he cost if cultivation and fertilization.
any growers, instead of planting
Top to be harvested, grow one to be
rned under to improve the soil. ms
especially helpful to the trees and
probably the most profitable meth
in the long run.
While it is not the purpose OF this
Ftcle to go into details with refer
hce to all phases of pecan culture, we
puld hardly pass over the question OF
ter-crops or cover crops without
entioning their relationship to the
fink bug. Only in the last few years
as it learned that the common stink
ug was the cause of kernel spot OF
beans. 1t is we'll known that cowpeas
ld certain other good leguminou!is
Fops offer the most favorable condi-
pms for the breeding of the STINK
ug
Grow Crops Between. Rows.
VIM P. Billiard, one of the leading
bean growers OF Georgia, recon-
lends the growing of some cultiyat-
crop between the rows for the first
o or three years, and then giving
all the ground to crops to be turn,
under. The velvet bean is one OF
very best summer crops to be
Frned under, because it is both a rank
F.ower and legume. The stink bug
lLI not breed ON the velvet bean. and