A Nut Grove for Wealth and Happiness 
Black Walnut, Hickory and Pecan 
As time goes on my trees are making better and better showings all over the country. 
The ornamental trees, pecan, hickory and hican, are starting to bear at 5 to 7 years of age, 
making the home owner enthusiastic over using these rapid growing, early bearing, beauti¬ 
ful foliaged trees for ornamental plantings. 
With these we find the young black walnut groves, set out in different parts of 
the country, bearing heavier than was expected, proving my contention that THE 
IMPROVED GRAFTED NUT GROVE IS THE SALVATION OF THE LAND 
OWNER. 
A GROVE OF THIN SHELLED GRAFTED BLACK WALNUT TREES FOR 
PROFIT—The question continually asked me is,—“How soon will they show a profit?” 
A setting of 1000 trees cost you $1000 to $1500 depending on the size of tree planted. 
Cost of cultivating and care will be less than $100 per year. Now if each tree bears just 
one bushel of nuts by the time it’s 10 years old you will have one thousand bushels of 
nuts to sell for at least $4.00 per bushel. That’s $4000 and I have no doubt but what they’ll 
bear more. I have seen 5-year trees with 400 nuts, 6-year trees with 700 nuts, 9-year trees 
with 24 bushels and 10-year trees with 3 bushels. In short if the grove only does ordinarily 
well, that is a bushel per tree in ten years, it will have itself paid for, cost and carrying 
charges, in that time. From then on it will increase in bearing by leaps and bounds, old 
trees bearing as much as 25 bushels per tree. Do you want to get in on it? It’s a mighty 
low investment for the returns. 
A grove of nut trees planted now will help in the next depression. Get started on your 
depression insurance now. 
Plant nut trees as a hobby —as an invest¬ 
ment—for the good of posterity, whether a 
large grove or a few trees it is a paying 
proposition. Those who have already made 
large plantings are extremely pleased, 
some stoutly declaring they will do better 
than I have listed in the above paragraph. 
Age of groves range from one to seven 
years. Many smaller plantings of eight to 
ten years are doing beautifully. 
We must get back to the pioneer “help 
yourself” plan. Then, and then only, will 
we be on a sound business basis. For the 
land owner there is no more fundamental 
procedure than to turn to “tree crops”, the 
original food of man, for a rehabilitation of 
his land and financial values. MAN IS 
TURNING TO NATURE AND NAT¬ 
URAL FOOD FOR HIS ECONOMIC 
SALVATION, hence the stimulant to plant 
tree crops (black walnuts) as this nut has 
the highest flavor and the tree is the hardi¬ 
est. 
The Black Walnut 
There are many new varieties being tested 
and talked about but I advise sticking to 
the old reliable ones for commercial plant¬ 
ing- 
In my extensive travels in the interest of 
“tree crops”, I find both commercial planters 
and “seekers of better new varities” declar¬ 
ing the Thomas is the best nut yet with 
Stabler a close second. 
Thomas, —originated at King of Prussia, 
near Philadelphia, Pa. Tree a remarkable 
grower, very upright; nuts large and attrac¬ 
tive, kernel light colored and of excellent 
mild flavor, cracks out in quarters. The 
leading commercial variety if one expects 
to sell his crop in the shell. 
Stabler, —originated near Washington in 
Maryland. Growth more spready than the 
Thomas, is more ornamental in foliage and 
not quite so rapid in growth; nut small and 
oblong, very thin shelled, kernel light in 
color and richer than the Thomas in oil 
and flavor. For home cracking it is the best. 
Ohio, —originated in N. E. Ohio. A rapid 
grower with handsome contour and foliage; 
nut medium in size, oblong in shape, an 
early and heavy bearer, and although liked 
by many is not as good a cracker as the 
others. 
Planting and Follow Up Service 
Part of The Hershey Way 
In planting a nut grove or ornamental 
setting it is of paramount importance to 
know what to plant for best results in a 
desired effect or for commercial return. It 
is my policy if the customers wish, to look 
over locations, give planting advice and 
then keep in contact with my customers 
after the planting is made until a working 
knowledge of nut growing has been ac¬ 
quired by the planter. In considering the 
cost of the initial planting, bear in mind 
that the slight extra cost of my trees car¬ 
ries the above assets with it. The experi¬ 
ences of my customers has proved that this 
service is invaluable. Think it over. 
Root Pruned. —We root prune and trans¬ 
plant all trees, building a root system that 
will permit the tree to start and make 
rapid growth when sold. These are the most 
reliable kind to plant. 
Top Pruned. —The tops of the trees are 
cut back before shipping. This is essential to 
balance the top with the root system and 
greatly stimulates the growth. 
Another Value in My Trees 
One of the most important factors in 
getting trees to bear young is the use in 
grafting of scions cut from bearing trees. 
All my trees have been started this way. 
