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have made quite a contribution in this book which he has gotten out. 

 It is something that will unquestionably, if it can be put into the hands 

 of the housewives, increase the domestic use of pecans. I think the 

 pecan industry is very greatly indebted to Mr. Hess and his associates 

 for the work they have done. 



Mr. Anderson: Do you know how far north the scab has reached? 



Mr. Patterson: I know it has reached north in Georgia as far 

 as Macon, about one hundred miles south of the northern line. 



A Member: It is worse in a wet season than a dry.'' 



]\Ir. Patterson: Yes sir. 



A Member: Do you know the name of the parasite that has 

 brought your nut borers under control? 



]Mr. Patterson : No sir. Those who are down tliere working on 

 it told me there were eight that they have discovered. 



A Member: It just occurred to me that we have before us a most 

 successful nut grower from a section which has arrived. He is talk- 

 ing to us who are representatives from a section which hopes to arrive. 

 I would like to ask if Mr. Patterson would recommend that those in- 

 terested in the subject in the northern states should start the planting 

 of nut orchards on good land, to see how they will behave, in the 

 interest of progress ? 



Mr. Patterson: If you don't go out and plant something you 

 will always be where you are today. Make a little experiment. Take 

 the best soil you can get and give it the best care. I have never seen 

 any pecan trees succeed that were just left to grow up. My experience 

 with pecan trees is that they are most responsive to good care. A 

 good many people thought in the south a good many years ago that 

 they could take land that would not raise cotton and raise pecans 

 on it. But that would not do. The best soil we can get is none too 

 good. I have one plantation th-it I paid twice as much for as for any 

 other land. That extra fine soil is the best investment I ever made in 

 laying the foundation for a pecan orchard. A good many people make 

 the mistake of selecting indifferent soil and giving indifferent care. 

 If a man is not going to put the best of soil under his orchard and give 

 it the best of care, he should not ]}lant anything. I would rather have 



