Arcadia Nurseries, Monticello, Florida 
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CLARKE. Very much like the Admiral Dewey, not quite so pointed at the ends ; 
very thin shell, light-colored ; tree a prolific bearer. 
SWEET MORSEL. Although this nut is the smallest of the four, yet in all the 
qualities that go to make a choice dessert nut we prefer this to any other. The kernel is 
plump, parts readily from the shell, is very rich in flavor, has a thin shell, and, above 
all, it is the most prolific nut that we have ever seen. The parent tree has on it now, 
November 4, 1903, at least 400 or 500 pounds of nuts, every twig having its clusters of 
four to seven nuts. If this nut had the one remaining quality, size to a greater extent, 
it would have no peer among Pecans. It is of medium size. 
PLANTING 
Pecan trees should be planted on good land, well drained. Any land that will grow 
hickory trees will grow Pecans. They should be planted 50 or 60 feet apart, and no 
crops should be taken from the land, as the trees need all the fertility in the soil for 
their perfect development. Plant in large holes, which should be filled with good, rich 
loam into which should be mixed some well-rotted stable manure Be careful not to let 
any strong fertilizer come in contact with the roots. Keep all weeds mowed down 
between the trees, and pile these weeds and a bountiful supply of leaves and trash 
around the trees for a mulch, to keep the soil moist and loose The trees should also 
have an annual manuring, which should increase with the age of the trees. 
PROFITS 
There are very few investments that offer larger profits than a Pecan orchard, pro- 
vided, of course, that proper care has been exercised in selecting proper varieties. Some 
of the largest varieties are shy bearers, so that a variety of even moderate size, but very 
prolific, would be more profitable An orchard of 100 choice grafted trees would begin 
to bear the fifth year, and as the trees matured would produce larger crops each suc- 
ceeding year, till at maturity they would bear 300 to 500 pounds of nuts each. At the 
lowest estimate 100 trees would yield 30,000 pounds of fancy nuts, that would sell at a 
minimum price of 20 cents per pound, and yield an annual income of $ 6,000 . 
BEWARE OF FRAUDS 
Tempted by the high price of grafted Pecans, several nurseries, with more enter- 
prise than honesty, have sold thousands of trees, claiming them to be budded or grafted 
when they were nothing but seedlings, which 
had been treated so as to make them resemble 
budded or grafted trees. This is not a sur- 
mise, for a case came under our personal 
observation where a large number of these 
fraudulent trees were shipped to a customer 
of ours, who had been inveigled by a smooth- 
tongued agent into buying some cheap grafted 
Pecan trees. On the arrival of these trees, 
our customer, becoming suspicious, begged us 
to come and see them. This necessitated a 
journey by rail of over 100 miles during a very 
busy time, but we saved our customer from 
being victimized to the extent of $1,000 No words are strong enough to properly 
denounce such dishonest practices. Not only is a man robbed of his money, but he loses 
much valuable time before discovering the fraud that has been practiced on him. Moral : 
Buy grafted Pecan trees, or in fact any other trees, only from men of well-known honesty. 
BUDDED OR GRAFTED TREES— WHICH ? 
Budding and grafting are only variations of one and the same process, and, as far as 
the tree is concerned, there is no choice between them. 
PRICES OF CRAFTED AND BUDDED PECANS 
Small grafts or buds, 6 to 12 inches, 60 cts. each, $50 per 100; 1 to 2 ft., 76 cts. each, 
$60 per 100; 2 to 3 ft., $1 each, $75 per 100 ; 3 to 4 ft., $1.25 each, $100 per 100; 4 to 
6 ft., $1.50 each, $125 per 100. Pecan nuts for planting, medium size, fresh, 15 cts. per lb.; 
larger, 20 cts. per lb. Pecan nuts for table, of fine flavor, fresh, 20 cts. per lb.; larger, 25 
cts. per lb. Grafting wood from best varieties, 7 inches long, 5 cts. each. 
