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year there was a big crop throughout the State but this year there are 

 none. 



Mr. Wharton : I am contemplating the planting of six acres of 

 land to nuts. What are the advantages of the Thomas black walnut 

 over those of the English walnut? 



Mr. Reed: The two are hardly to be compared. The Thomas 

 black walnut is fairly hardy; the English walnut is not generally hardy 

 in the East. 



The Secretary: Mr. Reed, you spoke of two plantings. Then 

 there is also Mr. L. H. Calloway's })lanting' at Chapin, 111., and the 

 Whitford Brothers planting at Farina, as well as those on the Riehl 

 and Endicott farms, which you probably have in mind. 



Mr. Reed: Then there are four chestnut plantings in Illinois that 

 are bearing paying croj)s. Referring again to black walnut plantings, 

 foresters tell us that it takes from 35 to 10 years for the growth of 

 walnut trees planted in forest formation to yield an average return 

 of $5.00 per acre, and that even this is not to be depended upon. The 

 yearly returns are undependable. It is a question therefore as to what 

 extent foresters are advising black walnut for timber planting except 

 upon che.ip land. Perhaps Dr. Symons can tell us the extent to which 

 it is being recommended in Maryland, particularly in this part of the 

 state. 



Dr. Symons: They are recommending planting loblolly pine on 

 cheap land in this part of Marj'land. 



Dr. Smith: Mr. Chairman, I would like to ask one question. Mr. 

 Reed gave considerable discount on a man planting nut trees. If a 

 man had some land, what would you recommend as safe to plant on it? 



Mr. Reed: I do not know that I get your point. 



Dr. Smith: I observe that most Government publications are ex- 

 tremely conservative. Your remarks here are that way. With that 

 same conservatism, what would you advise one to plant? 



Mr. Reed: That would depend somewhat upon a man's circum- 

 stances. If he were a rich man I would tell him to consult the imrsery- 

 men and buy freely of what was most strongly recommended to him. 

 If he were a poor man, and in debt, I would think about the interest he 

 was having to meet and of other uses he might make of the land. I 

 would try to think only in terms of greatest and most certain net profit 

 from the land, regardless of whether it might be from corn or some 

 other kind of a crop. Most farmers of this country have to make 



