THE PECAN 
THE PECAN 
A ViKroroiiK Vf>iin^ Orchard Ten Years Old. PeanutN Are Growini^ 
TlioiisaiKl Dollars I*er Aere When It Is Fifteen Years 
Bettveen the Trees. It is I'ropnsecl to Malse Tliis Oriliaril Wortli One 
Old, ltase<i on Klght Per <ent Net Income on that Amount 
The leading facts in regard to it are as follows: 
]?ought in January, 1892, from William Nelson, 
New Orleans; cost S2.00; height when set three 
feet: height in 191,5, sixty-six feet; spread of 
branches, eighty-five feet. After this tree came 
into bearing, stable manure and guano valued at 
from 81.00 to .$2.00 have been ai)plied about the 
tree each winter. The early cro])s of nuts sold 
at 75 cents per pound, and prices have gradually 
ranged downward to the last crop which averaged 
3o cents per pound. This tree lias yielded an 
average income of $100 a year for five consecu- 
tive years. 
The following is the record of the growth and 
bearing of this tree: 
Circumference Nuts in 
1894 8M inches pounds 
189.5 12H " 
1896 WA " 1 
1897 20 " 7 
1898-.. 25 
1899 29M 
1900-._ S3H 
- 37M 
nut 
lbs. 
1901. 
1902_ 
WV2 
nV2 
27 
16 
45 
1903. 
1904 _ 
1905. 
1906. 
1907. 
1908. 
1909. 
1910. 
1911. 
1912. 
1913. 
1914. 
44 inches 
80 lbs. 
46?^ " 
121 " 
_50 
131 " 
•53 
96 " 
56 
30 " 
-59H " 
169 " 
62 
352 " 
65 
196 " 
66 
30() '■ 
68 
196 " 
.71 
:J44 " 
72 
145 " 
Will It Pay? 
THK following reply to a letter of inquiry 
from Mrs. M. L. Randolph, as to whether 
or not it will pay to set land to pecan trees, 
and the value of such land when properly planted, 
is .so pertinent that it is given in full here: 
"Cairo, Ga. 
"Mrs. M. L. Randoli)h, Hayou Goula, La. 
"Dear Madame: Yours of the 15th inst. in 
regard to pecans is received. Your question will 
have to be considered in the same manner as any 
other business proposition is viewc^l. You might 
Poer ten 
J'agt: fit ft n 
THEPECAN ■ 
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Tlic.v Are Kyen Beautiful in \*inl,r. Al I IicjukIi Dornuiiil. II Is Dm 
Opportunity' to Clean House tor 
ask if it pays to plant corn, or cotton, or cane, or I 
potatoes. I would answer, yes, if planted in the 
proper manner, under favorable conditions, and 
they are well cared for. I would say, no, if 
opposite conditions prevail. It is exactly the 
same way with pecans. If the best varieties are 
set, strong and vigorous trees used, and 
intelligently cared for, they will increase the 
value of the land very nuiterially. But I wish to 
warn you against lending a ready ear to those 
who, having trees to sell, lead one to believe 
that there is nothing to do but set a pecan grove 
and one's fortune is made. While there are hand- 
some profits to be made in growing jiccans, yet 
they come, as in other things, only to tho.se who 
exerci.se business diligence and foresight. 
"The increased value that would accrue to land 
set in pecan trees is somewhat problematical. 
Furthermore, such increase up to the time the 
trees come into bearing would be prospective 
ratlier than actual, so far as income is concerned. 
I give you the following, however, which I 
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