75 



that was cut from any Indiana tree was cut by Mr. Roper eighteen 

 years ago. 



It was later that Mr. Littlepage^ a few others and I started propa- 

 gation. We now have quite a few trees anywhere from a few years 

 up to twelve years old^ as well as a number of top-worked seedling 

 trees. Some are bearing nicely. The interest in planting nut trees 

 is not as great as it should be in this section. Since it is the native 

 home of the pecan one would think that considerable interest would 

 be taken by everyone. It is not, I am sorry to say. 



What we need is more local meetings, county meetings, district 

 meetings. This meeting is good, but it does not reach the local sections. 



I have had budded trees start bearing two years from buds. Not 

 transplanted they have borne every year since, with crops from twenty- 

 five to thirty pounds. These were the Busseron and Green River 

 varieties, now 10 years old. 



There was no market price for these trees. I was offered 75 

 cents eacli but I prefered to give them to my friends. The parent 

 Busseron and Indiana trees are located north of Vincennes, about 882 

 degrees. The parent tree of the Niblack variety is south of that. 



I wish I had a large pecan orchard. I don't know of anything 

 that is anv better. You miffht call certain sections a native territory 

 l;ut sometimes ten or fifteen miles makes a great difference in the 

 soil and I would consider the soil as much as anything. Every piece 

 of land, even in a native section, is not suitable for a native plant. 

 I would rather plant a pecan tree twenty-five miles north of its 

 parent, on soil adapted to it. than to plant it right in its section on an 

 unfavorable soil. As a rule the pecan tree makes a very deep tap 

 loot and it is supposed that it should not be planted near rock. One 

 of the best trees I know of is planted on high land. There is a well 

 under the tree and it is only eiglit feet to the solid rock. That tree is 

 very prolific. 



Member : Would the northern pecan compare in selling price 

 with the southern pecan? 



AIr Wilkinson: I don't know about that. None of the northern 

 named varieties are yet on tlie market. 



Mr. Weber: The fine quality of tlic northern varieties would 



