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remain in the shuck nuitiire some time before dropping out, an over- 

 flow coming at nut harvest would not destroy the crop, but only delay 

 its gathering. As the pecan tree is by nature ideally suited to over- 

 flow lands and as these same lands, from the circumstances before 

 mentioned, are purchasable at very low price, they offer very fine 

 opportunities for the investment of capital, I have reason to believe 

 that the overflow lands of Eastern Carolina will in the not too distant 



Vu:. S. Setting a pecan tree by the use of a planting board. 



future be one of the foremost pecan-growing sections of the country. 

 It does not need a prophet to foretell that they will then be the most 

 valuable agricultural lands in the State. 



Overflow lands can be handled more cheaply in pecan trees than 

 can cultivated lands, because they are so rich in humus that much less 

 cultivation is required to conserve moisture. In most cases about all 

 that is necessary is to keep the land clear about the young trees so that 



