110 J. STECKLER SEED CO., LTD., ALMANAC AND 



NUT TREES. 

 Almonds. 



PRINCESS AND SUI.TANA AI.MONDS. 



These are the varieties mostly cultivated 

 In Europe, and produce the bulk of the 

 Almonds of commerce 75c. each, either 

 hard or soft shell; large size, $1.50. 



Chestnuts. 



THZ: JAPANESE MAMMOTH CHEST- 

 NUT (Castanea versa var. Japonica). — Our 



climate and soil seems to be well adapted 

 for all varieties of Japanese fruit trees. 

 There are several fine Japanese trees in 

 this vicinity g-rown from seed, some of 

 which bore for the first time several years 

 ag-o, and have borne abundantly every year 

 since then, each burr containing two large 

 and perfect nuts. The nuts are much 

 larger than any of those imported from 

 Italy or Spain, and equally as good and 

 fine in flavor. We have a limited supply 

 of imported seed on hand. Price, $1.00 per 

 pound; by mail, 10c. extra; trees at $1.00 

 each. 



Pecans. 



We are o:^ten asked: "How many years 

 after planting will a Pecan Orchard become 

 a paying investment? 



After considerable investigation, we con- 

 clude that it will be in about fifteen years. 

 Although, under favorable conditions, the 

 trees at six years after planting will show 

 some fruit, and in the seventh, eighth and 

 ninth years may yield enough to pay work- 

 ing expenses, still it will be at least ten 

 years be"' ore a profitable crop can be ex- 

 pected. We think that they will not reach 

 the maximum yield until about thirty years 

 after planting. 



It is understood that this conclusion is 

 based on the supposition that the best 

 varieties of budded or grafted trees are 

 planted. 



Of course, it can be shown that results 

 better tlian this have been obtained, but 

 we are now considering returns that may 

 be expected from an orchard on a large 

 scale, not such as have been received from 

 a few trees here and there forced under 

 the best conditions. 



Pecan growing is such a solid, certain 

 profitable business that it is really un- 

 necessary to exaggerate the returns in the 

 smallest degree. 



PBOTSCHEB'S {HGG SHEI.Z.) PECAN. 



Nut large, oblong, ovoid in shape,' very 

 thin shell. Kernel plump, full. Quality 

 best. Abundant annual bearer. A rapid 

 grower. Comes into bearing very young. 

 Habit of growth somewhat like Centennial, 

 not quite so dense, forming a fine round- 

 headed tree. This is justly a very popular 

 variety. 



NELSON PECAN.— Nut the largest of all 

 known, some specimens weighing nearly 

 one ounce. Elliptical-oblong in shape. 

 Medium thin shell, clean, bright in color. 

 Kernel plump, sweet and rich. Quality 

 very best. A quick grower. Early bearer, 

 very prolific. Habit of growth like the 

 Frotscher, forming a round-headed tree. 

 This is surely the finest pecan tree intro- 

 duced. Price, $3.00 each. Limited supply. 



BUSSEIrL PECAN. — Medium in size, 

 very thin shell, kernel plump, quality good, 



prolific bearer, of a rather straggling habit 

 of growth in the young trees, a variety es- 

 pecially suitable for table use. 



SCHLEY PECAN.— Nut medium in size. 

 Oblong-ovoid in shape. Smooth, clean and 

 bright in color. Very thin shell. Kernel 

 very plump, sweet and rich. Bears abun- 

 dantly; of raoid growth. Comes early into 

 bearing. This is also a popular variety. 



STUART PECAN.— Nut large, thin shell, 

 ovoid in shape, full meated. Quality best. 

 Abundant bearer, of rapid growth. A 

 standard variety, of established merit and 

 popular. 



STECKLEB'S MAMMOTH PECAN. — Nut 

 very large,- elliptical-oblong in shape, 

 roimd and full at stem end. Thin shell, 

 full meated, quality best. A lately intro- 

 duced variety of great merit. Price, $3.00 

 each. 



SUCCESS PECAN. — Nut large and round, 

 with medium thin shell. Does not appear 

 as large as the Nelson or Steckler, 

 but very full, and containing a larger 

 quantity of meat than any other pecan on 

 the market. The shell is easily cracked, 

 and the whole kernel removed without 

 breaking. The tree is a very quick and 

 vigorous grower. 



We can also furnish the PABST, MONEY- 

 MAKEB, and DELMAS varieties of Pecan 

 Trees. 



' In our State, pecan planting is not keep- 

 ing pace with other sections of the pecan 

 belt. "It is estimated there are eighty-five 

 thousand acres of improved pecan orchards 

 east of Texas. Of this acreage, fifty thou- 

 sand acres are in the Albany, Ga., section, 

 about ten thousand acres of this acreage 

 is coming into bearing, and the past sea- 

 son harvested 250,000 lbs. of nuts, which 

 sold at an average price of close to 40c. per 

 pound." From the "Nut Grower." 



Farmers are being advised by all the ex- 

 perts, to get away from the one-crop sys- 

 tem. Pecan growing has proven to be so 

 absolutely certain of profitable returns. It 

 is hard to understand why it is being gen- 

 eraly overlooked in our section. 



THE PBOPEB DISTANCE APABT TO 

 PLANT PECAN TBEES. 



In deep, alluvial soils, 70 feet apart 

 each way, requiring 9 trees to an acre. 



In sandy, poor soils, 50 feet apart each 

 way; requiring 16 trees to an acre. 



All of Our Fruit Trees are Thoroughly Acclimated. 



