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walnuts from the large number of seedlings that have been 

 planted. While the growers are planting the Franquette more 

 than all others combined, it is wise to plant a few other varieties 

 for pollination purposes. This is regardless of whether the 

 Franquette is self-fertile or not, since our work with tree fruits 

 points conclusively to the fact that we get better returns where 

 we provide for cross pollination. It would, therefore, seem 

 advisable for the grower to plant a few of the better varieties as 

 pollinators, even if not more than one tree to the acre were used. 



Franquette. 



This is a very old nut. It has been grown commercially for 

 over a hundred years. There are numerous strains, but the so- 

 called Vrooman is probably superior to most other strains. The 

 Franquette is a high quality nut, is a good vigorous tree and a 

 regular bearer. It does not bear heavily while very young, and 

 one should not expect big returns before the seventh year. At 

 the best, the variety is only a medium bearer. 



While attacked with blight, it is seemingly as resistant as 

 any of the varieties grown. 



Mayette. 



The Mayette is a nut of superb quality. It is the Grenoble 

 nut of commerce, is of ideal commercial shape and quality. Its 

 greatest drawback in Oregon seems to be its light yielding 

 qualities in many cases and its questionable vigor. There is, 

 however, a possibility that we have not secured the best strains 

 as yet in this state. There are a few growers who speak very 

 highly of this variety. Mr. Forbes of Forest Grove thinks it a 

 better yielder and more vigorous than the Franquette. The 

 vigorous Sturgis tree is well known. 



If one could be sure of getting the proper strains, the May- 

 ette ought to be a profitable nut to plant, but at present we ad- 

 vise conservative plantings. 



There are numerous other nuts which might be tried on a 

 limited scale. The Kirk, which originated at Brownsville, is a 

 very heavy yielder, a good grower, and of good quality. Its 

 most serious drawback, however, is that quite a percentage of 

 the nuts are not tightly enough sealed. 



