M. C. Lanier, Lockhart, Ala. 
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The Market for Pecans 
There is a regular market for Pecans. Almost every 
town of any size has a buyer, and even the groves are 
hunted out by truck buyers who pay cash for Pecans 
in season. We ourselves buy a great many Pecans for 
processing and resale to the food trade. 
Varieties 
The most important thing for the prospective 
purchaser to consider is variety, assuming, of course, 
that quality is to be expected. Many promising 
varieties of a few years ago are failing. We have 
dropped several since we have been in the business. 
The varieties we list are most suitable and have had 
sufficient testing to prove them. 
STUART. This is the best all-round Pecan. It is hardy, 
bears a large, well-filled nut of good quality, and is 
resistant to disease. It produces well and runs 45 to 
50 nuts to the pound. It usually brings the top 
price on the markets. 
SUCCESS. A good variety of about the same size as 
Stuart, ovate in shape, rather blunt at stem end, 
slightly tapering to other end. Puts on more nuts 
usually than Stuart, and sometimes needs thinning 
to fill well. Should be grown on rich soil. 
