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The English walnut. This is a large tree which begins 

 to bear profitably when it is about six years old, and con- 

 tinues for nearly thirty years. English walnuts are grown 

 in Spain, Italy, France, and also in California. Successful 

 attempts to grow the English walnut have been made in many 

 of the southern states. A few trees are growing thriftily in 

 West Virginia and Ohio, but, so far as the writer knows, none 

 have yielded profitable crops. 



The chestnut. The unusually large crop which the chest- 

 nut tree produces encourages us to believe that this tree is 

 a profitable one to grow in many sections. The chestnut bark 

 disease, now spreading throughout the eastern states, is a dis- 

 couraging feature in chestnut culture. Many foreign varie- 

 ties of chestnuts are being successfully grafted on native 

 stock to the advantage of this branch of nut culture. 



The black walnut and butternut. These common nuts are 

 still great favorites among the farm supplies of nut foods. 

 The walnut trees are rather rapid growers, and their culture 

 is to be encouraged, not only for the nuts they afford, but 

 for the valuable timber they produce. 



The nut industry. The culture of nuts has become so 

 important that a National Nut Growers' Association has been 

 organized which publishes a monthly magazine, "The Nut 

 Grower," and holds annual meetings to discuss the work of 

 this industry. The demand for nuts in the markets of the 

 world is growing rapidly, and the business of nut growing 

 has become very profitable, especially in the South. Nuts are 

 being used more and more extensively for food, particularly 

 in the preparation of meat substitute dishes. 



