there are records of single trees bearing' 

 as much as 800 pounds of nuts in one 

 year. 



In 1895 this country produced about 

 4,000,000 pounds, and more than 16,000- 

 000 pounds of English Walnuts in 1907, 

 with a proportionate annual increase 

 each year to the present. But, when it is 

 known that the United States is consum- 

 ing yearly about 50,000,000 pounds of 

 nuts, with the demand constantly increas- 

 ing, thereby necessitating the importation 

 annually of something more than 25,- 

 000,000 pounds, the wonderful possibil- 

 ities of the industry in this country, 

 from a purely business view point, will 

 readily be appreciated. And of course 

 the market price of the walnut is keeping 

 step with the consumption, having ad- 

 vanced from 15 to 20 cents a pound in 

 the past few years. 



In California the nut industry is be- 

 coming a formidable rival of ^ Rival of 



the orange; in fact, there are 

 more dollars worth of nuts (all 



the Orange 



varieties) shipped from the state now per 



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