We also grow a few Mayette. It is large and round, and thin shelled; is preferred by 
some people for home use on account of its fine, sweet flavor. Being an earlier boomer it 
mav bear some years where Franquette would miss; besides, the two together may cross 
polienize and bear heavily. In the second genration, or sedlings, an excellent nut is pro¬ 
duced from these trees; grown from first generation nuts selected from choice Franquette 
grafted trees. 
We find that East of the Cascade Mountains, they prove hardier and seedlings usually 
differ, resulting no doubt in better cross pollination and a better yield where more than one 
are planted. It is also cheaper. 
Although walnuts are self-fertile and will bear good crops, it has been demonstrated 
lately and pretty well known by experienced planters, that certain pollenizers do help con¬ 
siderably in heavier yields. Under the present strain of economic conditions we must be 
assured of good to heavy crop yearly. 
The variety most highly recommended around Dundee and Newberg, Oregon, is the 
late Maylon. It has been top grafted a good many years for this purpose, used about 1 to 
20 trees. It is a large, round nut, deep veined, and thin shelled. The scion wood for grafting 
is very hard to get so we can supply only one Maylon to twenty Franquette trees, as we 
have not enough to go around. 
NEW VARIETIES OF WHOLE MEATED, 
GRAFTED BLACK WALNUTS 
Thomas nut. Very large, thin shelled, excellent flavor, easy to crack for whole meats. 
Tree is a very fast grower and early bearer. 
Stabler nut. Large, thin shell, excellent cracker, kernel sweet and rich. A very prolific 
bearer of whole and half meated nuts. These black walnuts will thrive where any black 
walnut will grow. It will pay to plant these to otherwise unproductive land. The timber 
will be valuable in years to come and very good market for the nuts. 
CUTTING BACK YOUNG WALNUT TREES 
WHEN PLANTED 
This is up to each individual planter. Many successful walnut growers differ in 
opinion. Our suggestion is to cut back at least one-third of the height of the grade you buy 
and as roots on walnuts are two to three years older than the tops, when transplanted, you 
cannot expect the root to support the full top the first year, at least in the larger grades. 
HOW TO PLANT 
In setting walnuts, the hole should be dug roomy enough to receive roots, without 
crowding, and should be set about two inches deeper than what they stood in the nursery 
row. Top soil should be put in first and the dirt gently firmed as it is being put in (do not 
ram nor pound dirt in), and see that roots are imbedded in a natural way, and not crowded. 
We contend that a hole made good and roomy, enough so to receive the tree in good shape 
without crowding, is better, for we believe that, by having the hole right in size, about 
3 by 3 feet, trees make a better start the first year, and are not so liable to dry out. In 
pruning the roots when setting, they should be given each one a clean cut at ends with a 
sharp knife; this also applies to tap root. When setting walnuts in the spring, it is well to 
turn a bucket of water around the tree, after being set; this will settle the soil around the 
roots. There is nothing technical about setting trees; only necessary to use good judgment. 
CHESTNUT GROWING IN THE PACIFIC 
NORTHWEST 
Present indications show encouraging possibilities for Grafted Chestnut groves on the 
Pacific slope, particularly in the Northwest. Chestnut growing in the East is no longer a 
profitable industry. Disease and weevil have caused heavy losses to their groves. The West 
has never suffered from these adversities. 
Bearing groves in Oregon and California show very heavy yields at exceedingly early 
age. Trees of the grafted type are paying good at seven years and will under favorable 
conditions produce more than 125 pounds to the tree at 10 years. Yields of 2000 to 4000 
pounds per acre may be expected from trees 12 to 15 years of age. The fact that we are 
capable of producing fine chestnuts that are sold in car lots at 15 to 20 cents per lb. and 
that we are importing many millions of pounds of chestnuts from foreign countries, should 
interest the progressive horticulturist. The future for chestnuts will no doubt be good. The 
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