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for other growers who might follow his example. 

 His letter dated October 26th, 1920, states the case 

 briefly but authoritatively : 



"In reply to your letter asking for the estimate of 

 crop on chestnut trees, the following is the record 

 of the original Boone tree : 



1896 Seed planted in spring. 



1897 Produced six burrs averaging two and three 



nuts. 



1898 Produced one pound of nuts. 

 1899 Produced three pounds of nuts. 

 1900 Produced five pounds of nuts. 

 1901 Produced six pounds of nuts. 

 1902 Produced eight pounds of nuts. 

 1903 Produced twelve pounds of nuts. 

 1904 Produced seventeen pounds of nuts. 

 1905 Produced twenty-five pounds of nuts. 

 1906 Produced thirty-one pounds of nuts. 

 1907 Produced forty-three pounds of nuts. 

 1908 Produced fifty pounds of nuts. 

 1909 Produced fifty-six pounds of nuts. 

 1910 Produced five (hard freeze while in bloom). 

 1911 Produced eighty pounds of nuts, 

 1912 Produced seventy-six pounds of nuts, 

 1913 Produced one hundred twenty-five pounds. 



"Later than that I have no definite record, but my 

 information is that it is now producing from one 

 hundred and fifty to two hundred pounds annually. 



"This is an extreme performance and will not do 



