the shuck and the nuts drop free upon 

 the ground where they may be picked 

 up and put into sacks of 110 to 120 

 pounds each, ready for the market. 



Just before the first frost it is a very 

 good idea to remove all leaves from the 

 ground so that when the nuts fall they 

 can be readily seen and gathered. An 

 excellent method of accomplishing this 

 is by means of a horse and rake. The 

 nuts may be left on the ground to dry or 

 may be removed to any convenient place 

 for that purpose. 



There are three distinct kinds of Eng- 

 lish Walnuts hard-shell, soft-shell and 

 paper-shell, the soft-shell being the best. 

 Each of these three is divided 

 into a number of varieties, the The 

 names of some of the more pop- Different 

 ular ones being the Barthere, Kinds 

 Chaberte, Cluster, Drew, Ford, 

 Franquette, Gant or Bijou, Grand Nob- 

 lesse, Lanfray, Mammoth, Mayette, 

 Wiltz Mayette, Mesange, Meylan, Mis- 

 sion, Parisienne, Poorman, Proepar- 



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