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cisions made as to what is most desirable. No varieties of native species 

 should be taken far north of their place of origin, except for test 

 planting, unless their hardiness ^las already been established under 

 equally rigorous conditions. In other words, the northern range of 

 regular crop production of the pecan is not readily extended beyond 

 its indigenous range. Likewise, the Stabler walnut from Howard 

 County, Maryland, winter-kills in middle Pennsylvania, and the Thomas 

 from Southern Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, is not hardy at Ithaca, 

 New York. 



Trees in the North should be planted in early spring, the earlier the 

 better. A good rule is to get them into the ground as early as the soil 

 can be worked. Dig large holes and fill in with top soil. For walnuts, 

 hickories and pecans it can hardly be made too rich. If at all dry 

 when the trees are put out, the soil sliould be drenched. A good plan is 

 to place the roots in a barrel or tub of water the night before they are 

 to be planted and to keep them there until the tree is actually set out. 



Most nut trees have taproots. These can not be entirely preserved 

 except at great labor in digging, which is unnecessary. Taproots two 

 and one-half or three feet long are ample for trees from four to seven 

 feet in height. If the trees have been bought from a nurseryman, tlie 

 taproots will doubtless already have been cut. At planting time the 

 tops should be pruned back in proportion to the extent to which the 

 roots have been cut away. 



After the trees have been put in place, they should be regularly 

 attended during their entire growing period of the first year. The soil 

 should be kept well tilled, so as to hold down the weeds and retain mois- 

 ture. Henceforth, the trees should be attended much the same as are 

 other kinds of fruit bearing trees. 



Mr. Hershey : Why don't you tell them not to plant nuts } 



Dr. Smith: Would you state a success in northern nut culture 

 if you knew of one? 



Mr. O'Dell: The first of the season (1926) the price of black 

 walnut kernels was 75c. From that figure it dropped to 25c. The 

 average was about 'i5c. We handle the kernels only and not walnuts. 



The Secretary: Mr. Riehl told me that from his Thomas black 

 walnuts he got 10 pounds of kernels from a bushel of 50 pounds of nuts 

 and sold them in St. Louis for $1.00 a pound. 



