Orton Griebler of Gaston, Oregon, produced on his Grafted Franquette orchard west 
of Gaston an average yield of 45 lbs. of green walnuts on 17 1 / 2 acres 8 years old, or 
11,500 lbs. of green nuts from this orchard planted in 1924. This crop was harvested 
the summer of 1932. The average shrinkage in drying would be about 30 per cent, leav¬ 
ing him over 8000 pounds or 4 tons of dried Franquette walnuts from his 17 % acres at 
8 years old. On 28 acres of trees planted one, two, and three years later, he received 
more than four tons of green Franquettes. 
Eugene Hubbard of Dundee, Oregon, harvested on one acre of our Grafted Franquette 
walnut trees (or 28 trees) 240 pounds of dried walnuts at six years old. He had peach 
trees planted with these w r alnut trees for fillers and realized several hundred dollars 
on them the fourth and fifth year. 
HARVESTING WALNUTS: Grafted walnuts usually lipen in the Northwest in the 
fore part of October. The first fall rains helping to break the hull, the nut drops to 
the ground. They are then picked up and taken in and washed. The washing is now 
dene by perfected machines for this particular puipose. There are several reliable ma¬ 
chines offered at this time. After the washing process, they are dried in dryers, with 
a heat of about 90 degrees. This temperature will insure finely flavored walnuts. From 
36 to 60 hours are required, according to the type of dryer used. Many small plantings 
are being handled with hand washing troughs and improvised dryers, which turn out 
fine nuts. Those who are near commercial walnut dryers will find them more economical 
to patronize. 
WHO ARE PLANTING: All classes of people are planting walnuts—farmers, land 
owners, orchardists, professional and business men. Busines men say they are planting 
walnuts because nature will produce them an income, regardless of the ups and downs 
and fluctuations of business activities, such as business lines are subject to, thus elim¬ 
inating the business worry which goes with business. 
A STAPLE CROP: Walnuts aie a staple commodity, non-perishable, and every in¬ 
dication leads one to believe that, with our ever increasing population the market and 
demand will increase heavily. The fact that the walnut crop of the Pacific coast is one 
,of our richest horticultural crops proves it to be a staple industry. 
CONSUMPTION OF WALNUTS: The Year Book of Agriculture issued by the U. S. 
Government for the year 1927 shows we imported from foreign countries the following 
amounts of w'alnuts: Shelled w r alnuts, illuding to the meats alone, 20,979,000 lbs.; un¬ 
shelled walnuts, 25,706,000 lbs. This means an importation equqalling 65,000,000 pounds 
of unshelled walnuts for that year. Previous years show similar importations. New 
methods of using and consuming the walnut throughout the entire year have caused 
tremendous consumption of this commodity. Prices now received for our grafted walnuts 
show heavy advances over the foreign nut. 
CONCLUSION: Looking back over the steady progress made in the past years in 
nut production in the Northwest and the constant demand for this staple product, it is 
sate to state that an acreage planted to good Grafted Vrooman Franquete Walnuts will 
become a real asset for those seeking a safe investment. Nut growing is confined to 
a very small area of the U. S. and the prices received for them have shown a steady 
increase over a long period of years. An orchard planted with our Grafted Vrooman 
Franquette trees will be a good source of revenue for you. Submit your list for quota¬ 
tions on large plantings. 
! A NEW] Certified Pollenizer for Grafted Franquettes 
We have in the past advocated the planting of Grafted Franquette Walnut orchards 
without using a good pollenizer. A few years back we labored under the impression 
that Franquettes did not require a strong pollenizer but were self fertile. Many yearn 
ihe Franquettes bear heavy crops without cross fertilization but under the strain of 
present economic conditions, we must be assured of a good to a heavy crop annually. 
We have never before offered a Certified Pollenizer for the Franquette but can assure 
any planter that his yield will be highly increased by the use of our new pollenizer 
Major. It is now being used by one of the largest bearing orchards in Oregon and is 
f roving a valuable aid as a very profitable pollenizer and has increased the yield where 
used, as much as thirty per cent. 
THE MAJOR POLLENIZER: A large walnut of Franquette type, thin shelled, 
well sealed, blooming about five days after the main catkins on the Franquette, a vig¬ 
orous grower and hardy. You will produce thousands of dollars worth of additional 
Franquettes with this pollenizer. 
Include Nut Trees in Every Planting 
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