OTTO M. LOCKE NURSERY, NEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS 
PLANT A FEW ACRES OF PECAN TREES 
They Will Not Interfere with Other Crops and 
Will Pay You a Profit. 
BURKETT. Large nut that is almost round. 
Thin shell, excellent flavor. Bears young and 
every year. 
DELMAS. Regular bearer, large nut, fine 
flavor, and well filled kernel. If a shade tree is 
desired as well as a useful tree, plant a Delmas. 
Tree grows dense and very round in shape. 
JOHN GARNER. Somewhat longer than Burk¬ 
ett, being perfectly round at the stem end and 
flattening toward the blossom end. It is the same 
size as the Burkett with 5% more meat. Early 
bearer and very soft-shelled. 4 to 6 ft., $2.85 each. 
SUCCESS. One of the finest; shell thin, nut 
is large, round and well filled. Good flavor. 
Highly prolific. 
MONEYMAKER. Large size nut, blunt on both 
ends. Thin shell. Tree of healthy and vigorous 
growth that is not subject to blight. 
STUART. One of the oldest of the named vari¬ 
eties, but somewhat short; ovoid in shape, shell 
thin, partitions somewhat corky, kernel plump, 
quality very good. 
MAHAN PECAN. This is one of the greatest 
sensations in horticulture. Mr. Mahan of the 
Monticello Nursery Co. of Monticello, Florida, 
paid $5,000.00 for the original tree in order that 
he could have the scions for his extensive propa¬ 
gation. The tree is a vigorous grower, unusually 
large foliage, of giant size nuts of thin shell, 
very sweet, fine quality and attractive. 33 nuts to 
the pound. 
EASTERN SCHLEY. This is the finest nut 
of them all. Large, sweet, well filled nut with 
paper-thin shell. Best seller of any nut. 
WESTERN SCHLEY. Prolific bearer, nut 
longer than Eastern Schley. Kernel excellent 
flavor and quality. 
PRICES 
2 to 3 feet---$ .60 
3 to 4 feet_ 1.00 
4 to 5 feet_ 1.25 
5 to 7 feet_ 1.75 
8 to 9 feet_ 2.50 
10 feet_ 3.00 
WALNUTS 
JAPAN WALNUTS. Trees extremely hardy 
and vigorous growers. Nuts sweet and of best 
quality; very productive. 4 to 5 ft., $1.00. 
GRANDE ENGLISH WALNUT. Good bearer. 
Only recently originated in the Southwest. Will 
stand extremes in weather of both heat and cold. 
Hardiest variety. 4 to 6 ft., $2.65 each. 
THE THOMAS BLACK WALNUT. A selected 
strain of the Eastern Black Walnut with a com¬ 
paratively thin shell which cracks easily; has 
light colored kernels, with the same old delicious 
flavor which tastes so good in cakes and other 
confections. It makes a beautiful big tree any¬ 
where and bears heavy crops while young. $1.50 
each. 
DISTANCES FOR PLANTING 
Peach, Plum, Apple, Apricot—20 to 25 ft. apart 
each way. 
Pears—20 to 30 ft. apart each way. 
Pecans—40 to 60 feet each way. 
Berry other than Strawberries—4 to 6 ft. 
Strawberries—1 to IV 2 ft. 
Grapes—12 by 18 ft. 
NUMBER OF TREES OR PLANTS TO 
THE ACRE 
To determine number of trees to an acre for 
any given distance apart, multiply distance apart, 
and divide 43,650 by this product. 
FOR EXAMPLE 
18x20=360 
43,650x-360=121 
There are 121 trees per acre, planted 18 by 20. 
PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS 
Upon the arrival of your package unpack in a 
sheltered place, so as not to expose roots to dry¬ 
ing winds. If you are ready to plant wrap a few 
plants in wet burlap and take them out into the 
garden or field. Never let plants lie for even a 
few minutes with roots exposed. Assuming that 
you have all your holes dug, take out one plant 
at a time and first trim the top. Take off half 
of the wood, in some cases two-thirds when plant¬ 
ing fruit trees. Trim top first, then trim off all 
broken or bruised roots and cut new surface on 
all root ends. Then place tree into the hole and 
fill in loose dirt, preferably the top dirt into the 
bottom of the hole and around the roots. Press 
dirt firmly and when tree is set it should stand 
about two inches deeper than it stood in the 
nursery. It is easy to tell just how deep a tree 
was buried in the ground. After planting give a 
plentiful watering in order to thoroughly settle 
dirt around roots. After all water has soaked in 
mulch with several inches of loose dry dirt. 
If weather is very dry trees should be thor¬ 
oughly watered about once every two weeks. 
Sprinkling or spraying are of little value during 
times of drought. Remember the roots of most 
plants are buried 8 to 10 inches in the soil and 
it takes a good soaking to reach them. Let the 
hose run slowly for an hour or more. 
As young trees generally are planted in more 
or less fertile soil we do not recommend fertiliz¬ 
ing until trees are ready to bear fruit. Too often 
fresh manure is improperly used and does more 
harm than good and if used after the tree has 
become well rooted it is difficult to get the fer¬ 
tilizer too near the roots. Always avoid the con¬ 
tact of the roots with heating manures. 
Roses and other flowering plants appreciate 
fertilization, but we rather recommend good cul¬ 
tivation and watering than the use of fertilizer 
except by those who know how to apply it. Roses 
should be severely pruned back every winter to 
induce the plant to grow new shoots in spring on 
which the best flowers develop. 
LOCATION: On the San Antonio-Austin Highway 
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