Glen Saint Mary Nurseries 
Nut Trees 
orchard should be plowed during winter. Cultivation should begin early in spring before growth 
starts and should continue at intervals of a week or ten days until about the first of July, when 
cultivation may be discontinued. If the land is planted in truck or farm-crops, there should be a 
strip of 5 or 6 feet on each side of the tree rows left unplanted. This strip should be cultivated regu¬ 
larly, to conserve moisture and keep the trees in good growing condition. In six to eight years after 
planting, the trees will begin to bear light crops, and by ten years they should be yielding fairly 
well. After this, it is doubtful whether it is good practice to continue cropping the land, both because 
the trees need the land and because the shade cast by them will interfere with the crops. Indeed, crop¬ 
ping may have to cease earlier, particularly if the trees are closely planted. Crops of cowpeas, beggar- 
weed or other legumes should be grown from time to time and turned into the land. A good fertilizer 
for young trees is one containing about 4 per cent nitrogen and 6 or 7 per cent each of phosphoric 
acid and potash. For bearing trees increase the; potash to about 10 per cent. Stable manure and 
wood-ashes can also be used to advantage. 
Marketing Pecans 
The Pecan crop should be harvested as soon as a majority of the burs are open, showing the 
nuts. The trees should be stripped of their crop at one picking. After gathering, remove the husks 
and spread out in shallow trays in the sun to dry. They should be removed to a well-ventilated storage 
room at night. It will take several days of drying, out-of-doors and in the house, before they are 
ready to pack. The variety should form the basis of the grade. If irregular in size, they should be 
screened and divided into different sizes. 
At the present time practically all the Pecans of improved varieties are sold to a private trade. 
Hardly any of them as yet find their way into the general market, as the supply is so far short of 
the demand. For quantity shipments, barrels are best; for smaller packages, neat wooden or corru¬ 
gated-paper boxes are most satisfactory. 
PRICES ON BUDDED PECANS. 
Each 
Per 
10 
100 
1.000 
2 
to 
3 
feet. 
CO 
5 ^o 
00 
S>4 CO 
00 
3 
to 
4 
feet. 
70 
6 
50 
60 
00 
550 
00 
4 
to 
5 
feet. 
. 80 
7 
50 
70 
00 
650 
00 
5 
to 
7 
feet. 
. 1 10 
10 
00 
90 
00 
7 
to 
9 
feet. 
15 
00 
130 
00 
