74 Pecan-Growing 



Tallow Wax 



Resin 4 parts by weight 



Beeswax 2 parts by weight 



Tallow 1 part by weight 



The ingredients are broken into small pieces and may be 

 placed into the pot together, but preferably the resin is melted 

 first over a gentle fire and the beeswax and tallow added. 

 Boiling must be avoided. After the ingredients melt the 

 mixture should be stirred thoroughly and poured into cold 

 w^ater. As soon as it cools enough to be handled it is worked 

 and pulled until it turns a yellowish-white, resembling mo- 

 lasses candy which has been pulled. It is then divided into 

 convenient sized balls or sticks, wrapped in oil paper, and 

 stored away until needed. 



Liquid Wax 



Resin 1 pound 



Beeswax 1 ounce 



Turpentine 1 tablespoonf ul 



Alcohol 5 ounces 



The resin should be melted, tallow added, and removed 

 from the fire and the liquids stirred in gradually. This mix- 

 ture remains fluid. It is stored in cans or bottles and is 

 applied with a brush. 



Some pecan propagators have secured excellent results from 

 the use of paraffin as a substitute for grafting-wax w^hen it is 

 applied in a melted condition by means of a brush. It has 

 been especially successful in the top-working of pecan trees 

 with both the patch-bud and the slot-bark-graft methods. 

 The cheapest form of paraffin is the ordinary commercial 

 product sold under the trade name of parawax. This grade 

 is ordinarily satisfactory, but if the propagator finds it neces- 



