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Prof. Hume: I cannot answer that 
definitely. I remember .trying this out 
when the wild nuts were selling at 4c. a 
pound. The cultivated ones were quoted 
me at 16c. a pound. I have tried it out 
when the wild nuts were 8c. a pound and 
the cultivated product was 20c. a pound 
in carload lots. I cannot tell you what 
the prices have been for the last year or 
two, but I have no doubt they run about 
the same. There is a wonderful demand 
for pecan nuts. Sometime ago, I took 
the matter up with Huyler’s. While they 
were very diffident about , giving out fig¬ 
ures they stated the extract kernels enter¬ 
ed into a very large percentage of their 
products. They use them by the ton and 
they are unable to get anywhere near 
what they require. I can remember the 
time when the only pecan we ever saw 
came with the shell on, but a large pro¬ 
portion of the product is now sold with 
the shell off, and you can .buy pecan 
kernels by the pound, just as you buy 
any other grocery product. There is 
practically no limit to the market demand 
for the pecan* 
