THE PAPER SHELL AND 

 OTHER WALNUTS 



THE METHOD USED TO PRODUCE THEM 



THE fact that more than 13,000 tons of 

 walnuts are now raised annually in Cali- 

 fornia, chiefly for shipment to the eastern 

 markets as against 2,300 tons raised in the year 

 1895, suggests better than any amount of com- 

 mentary, the growth of this new industry. 



Part, at least, of the increased popularity of 

 the walnut may be ascribed to the introduction 

 of varieties having thin shells and more delicious 

 meats. All Persian, or so-called English, wal- 

 nuts have relatively thin shells as compared with 

 the American walnuts, but the production of the 

 "paper-shell" varieties puts these nuts in a class 

 quite by themselves. 



And this matter of the shell is one of real sig- 

 nificance from the standpoint of the consumer. 

 A nut like the American walnut, which can be 

 cracked with difficulty, requiring the use of a 

 hammer, can never gain great popularity. The 



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