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23. Major pecan, grafted in 1923. 



24. Thomas walnut bearing the best crop of walnuts on the 

 place, in grove of older Thomas trees. This is the best point from 

 which to observe what can be done with nuts on land too rough to be 

 used for ordinary crops. 



25. Chestnut No. 68. Parent tree; the earliest of all; gathered 

 28 lbs. on Sept. 1th, 192.5. Nuts are medium size and of fairly good 

 quality. 



26. Cedar Rapids hickory-. Grafts in top of bitternut. 192 k 



27. Pecans: Burlington, Bntterick, JVitte and Busseron. 



28. Black Walnut — New walnut on Thomas stock. Method: Or- 

 dinary bark graft. 



29. Propagating Grounds: Nursery — Chestnuts: Budding; Graft- 

 ing. 



30. Return to house — Notice efficient manner of clearing rough 

 land overgrown with brush, by goats. 



31. Persimmon — Early Golden variety; one of the best. 

 Supplementary Notes — In a Ravine Behind the Barn 



32. Calhoun hickory, promising old seedling; nut good quality, 

 excellent cracker. Large size. 



33. Rockville hican: Originated in Missouri; good nut for this 

 section. Large size, good quality, thin shell. 



3-1. Thomas black walnut: Tree planted about 1902. 



35. Japanese walnuts. 



36. Hard-shelled almond. Probably the Ridenhorver variety. Or- 

 iginated in Illinois. Will grow and bear fruit where the peach will. 



