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tion that this tree succeeds on uplands. In the early fifties of last 

 century my father planted pecan nuts in a seed bed on high deep 

 bluff land of the nature indicated; the young trees thrived nicely, 

 and after two or three years' growth, most of them were removed 

 to places of intended permanency. One remained undisturbed in 

 the seed bed. Of those trees transplanted, few survived and are 

 living now ; while the tree left undisturbed has now a trunk thirty 

 inches through, and its branches cover a radius of fifty or sixty 

 feet in diameter, and is of corresponding height. This tree has 

 borne good crops of nuts many years and shows no lack of vigor 

 as time passes. Those transplanted, which survived the ordeal of 

 all "nut trees" in transplanting, are about one-fourth the size of 

 the one left undisturbed. They, however, began to bear nuts 

 nearly as soon as the former and appear to be the best, or more 

 profuse bearers, although owing to being much less in size, do 

 not produce the same quantity, size and quality of nut being equal. 

 This instance demonstrates, first, that the pecan can be successfully 

 transferred from its naturally preferred soils to large areas in Mis- 

 souri uplands. A trial ought to be made by all who have a homestead. 

 The experiment is inexpensive and attended with little labor. I 

 hope many will act on this humble suggestion, and thus assist in 

 greater dissemination of this valuable nut. 



Regarding the manner of planting and treating "nut seed," I 

 will speak further on. Whether or not the southern pecan can be 

 successfully grown in the climate and soils of Missouri, and how 

 to propagate from seed or by grafting or budding, is a subject 

 which appears worthy of thorough experiment. 



The "hickory nut" probably holds , second rank commercially. 

 It occurs, as far as I know, in four distinct varieties, viz.: 1. 

 Shellbark (small, sometimes called "soft shell") ; 2. Shellbark 

 (large); 3. Black hickory (probably so named OU' account of its 

 dark colored bark) ; 4. Pig nut, or white hickory. The two first 

 named are the only kinds that have any commercial value in the 

 market as nuts. The small shellbark occurs on almost all of our 

 uplands, even on high gravelly hillsides, or on elevated plateuas of 

 thin soil, where the trees are usually most productive; on deep, 

 porous clay soils the trees attain the greatest height and are of 

 quite rapid growth. Besides the delicious nuts it bears, this va- 

 riety is of great value now, and in the near future will likely be 

 one of our most sought after timber trees by the industries. Of 

 the timber value I shall speak further on in this paper. 



The large shellbark hickory to my knowing is found indige- 



