NUT TREE SPECIALISTS 
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At the present time black walnuts of the grafted varieties are selling 
from $4.00 to $8.00 per bushel. Kernels 80c to $1. per lb. The grafted wal¬ 
nuts average 10 lbs. of kernels to a bushel of nuts. The present market is re¬ 
tail due to the small amount of nuts to be had as yet Irom commercial orchards. 
WHEN TO PLANT 
Our hardy Pennsylvania grown trees may be planted successfully in the 
fall, winter or early spring, depending on where the planting is to be made. 
North of Pennsylvania it is usually best to plant in the early spring except 
in favored sections where the climate is comparable to our own. In climates 
like our own the trees can be planted during the fall or spring months. Winter 
is the time for planting in the south. Southern orders should be received 
not later than December first, because after that time our digging conditions 
are very uncertain. If we have the order on hand we can dig the trees and 
plant them indoors before our ground freezes too deep to work. We prefer to 
dig each order as near to the time of shipment as possible. We have facilities 
here to keep several carloads of trees in excellent condition until they are 
shipped, but we use this storage for nut trees only in the preparation and 
handling of the order. 
PLANTING AND CARE OF TREES 
If possible, plant the trees at once upon arrival; otherwise, heel them in 
(temporarily plant them) so the roots will not dry out. 
IN PLANTING, the holes should be dug wide enough to accommodate the 
roots and a few inches deeper than the length of the roots. No manure or 
other coarse material should be used in the holes about the roots. A few hand¬ 
fuls of bone meal or tankage mixed with the soil about the roots will give good 
results. Only good top soil should be used in filling the holes and this must be 
firmed well about the roots while the tree is being planted by tamping with a 
tamping stick which has a smooth round end that will allow the earth to be 
firmly packed and at the same time not bruise the roots. Most failures in 
transplanting are due to the planter not tamping the earth well about the 
roots of the tree or from using water in the holes as the trees are being 
planted. If water is used and soil handled while wet, it will harden and shrink 
away from the roots in drying. For the same reason trees should never be 
planted soon after a heavy rain or at any time when the ground is very wet, 
unless the soil is of a sandy type which does not become as paste if worked 
in while wet. 
If the ground is dry, so much the better for planting. The trees may be 
watered after they are planted. Remove a shovel of earth on two sides of the 
tree and a foot or more away; fill this depression with water and after this has 
