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We know little about their soil and climatic requirements. Pos- 

 sibly they will be fickle when moved far from home. 



The Weiker, although believed to be a shagbark-shellbark hybrid, 

 may be classed for practical purposes as a shagbark. It is a large, 

 attractive nut of good quality thougli rather thick shelled. I think it 

 will prove to be one of the best for commercial purposes. The Taylor 

 is favored by Dr. Morris, the Vest by Mr. Bixby, the Kentucky by 

 Mr. Littlepage, the Kirtland by Mr. Jones. The Barnes thrives on 

 mockernut stock. The Brooks thrives on pignut. Triplett and Man- 

 ahan are other good nuts. 



Of the shellbark I can say very little as only one variety, the 

 Stanley, has been much propagated. This is a fairly good nut. Mr. 

 Snyder has referred to a number of varieties that perhaps he can 

 tell us about. 



Of the hybrid hickories more are being propagated in nurseries 

 than of the pure shagbarks. These are peculiar in appearance and 

 flavor and have not been tried on the market. The remarkable Mc- 

 Alister and Rockville hickans I am told have failed in the south but 

 they appear to have elements of promise farther north. The Laney, 

 Fairbanks, Beaver, Siers and Pleas are all worthy of trial. There are 

 other meritorious hybrids. 



To sum up for the hickories, I heartily recommend topworking 

 native hickories with the varieties and on the stocks that I have des- 

 .'ribed. 



For those who have no native hickories to topwork I hardly know 

 what to recommend. Perhaps the most promising thing that I can 

 suggest would be to set nursery pecan trees, which are easily obtain- 

 able, and topwork them. This can be done the year they are set or after 

 they are established. Perhaps the former is preferable. 



I regret that I cannot be more specific or encouraging. There is 

 much that is still experimental in the hickories. 



