A NEW FEATURE IN NUT 
CULTURE 
Help advance the breeding of better nut 
trees in America. 
For many years the thought has pre¬ 
vailed among leading nut growers that a 
better nut could be obtained (one thinner 
shelled with finer meats) if only plant 
breeding could be done in a large way. The 
general thought was that one should plant 
out a large acreage and let them come into 
bearing, but no one could finance such an 
operation. After several years of considera¬ 
tion, checking the performance of seedlings 
from improved seed, observing the value of 
settings of seedling black walnuts, I have 
evolved the following program. For those 
who wish to perpetuate this work, I am 
pleased to offer a method that will yield a 
profit instead of being a purely scientific 
experiment and expense. 
First, I arranged to obtain seed of the 
best growing variety of the black walnut 
from a grove of assorted varieties. Flence, 
the seedlings will all be crosses between the 
many different varieties in the grove. 
As few are able to follow a program of 
planting in a big way, the thought struck 
me; why not let everyone who wishes, par¬ 
ticipate in this fascinating work. Therefore 
I decided to grow seedlings as described 
above and sell them at a reasonable price. 
Whether you plant one in your garden, a 
dozen, or 50 along your fence rows or in 
large blocks, you will have a rapid growing 
timber tree and have the possibility of pro¬ 
ducing a nut far superior to our present 
varieties. 
The reports coming into this office of 
profits made from walnut timber are almost 
unbelievable, but we know them to be true. 
Planting Advice 
For large plantings, set 20 feet apart and 
interplant with black locust 6 feet apart. 
The locust will enrich the poorest ground 
and stimulate the growth of the walnuts, 
at the same time assist in self pruning 
and in making a straight timber stick. Note 
forest planting instruction in my book 
“Save America’s Nut Heritage.” 
We have only a few thousand of these 
improved seedlings this year but expect to 
be able to supply thousands for reforesta¬ 
tion in another year. 
Black Walnut Seedlings of Rapid 
Growing Nature 
(For spring delivery only) in the north 
Grown under our method that insures 
you a good sturdy root system, free of cuts 
and mutilated roots. 
Size: 15 to 30 inch, wax dipped and 
pruned for planting, one year old. 
Each . v . . $0.30 
12 3.00 
50 .10.00 
100 . 20.00 
The John W. Hershey Nut Cracker 
New Reduced Price 
The Hershey Nut Cracker is designed 
to crack the hardest nuts—all walnuts and 
hickories—in such a way that the kernels 
may be taken out in quarters with the 
fingers. A pick is required for only an oc¬ 
casional piece. The machine will so in¬ 
crease your speed in cracking and picking 
that it soon pays for itself. Five to seven 
bushels a day is the average cracking, and 
one pound of kernels per hour for picking. 
Price, $6.50. Agents Wanted. 
Write for information about the PENNA. NUT GROWERS ASSOCIATION 
and join it. Dues $1.00 per year. Old bulletins 50 cents. 
REVISED EDITION OF “SAVE AMERICA’S 
NUT HERITAGE” 
The only book completely covering northern nut fully indexed. It answers all your questions. Lead- 
culture. Fully illustrated; cuts showing how to ing nut men say it’s the best work they have ever 
plant, cultivate, and prune your nut trees, care- seen. Sold at cost, 25c. 
Without reading and following planting instructions attached to your shipment 
your planting may be a failure . Note cultural care instructions in my new book. 
THE JOHN W. HERSHEY NURSERIES 
DOWNINGTOWN, PA, 
