IMPROVED WALNUTS 
THOMAS BLACK. A very fine walnut with comparatively thin shell, 
cracks easily, j/nd the light-colored kernel is easily extracted in quarters, 
with quite a few halves. Delicious, old-time flavor. Everybody knows 
about the beauty and long life of walnut trees. Walnut trees have 
also been highly prized for their wood. Quite a number of varieties 
of black walnut have been tried in bur territory, but the Thomas has 
been a heavy Iproducer and has done better than the others that we 
have seen tried. Fine shade trees. 
WILSON WONDER ENGLISH, Produces enormous walnuts. Trees bear 
young and are good producers. Recommended about homes, but not 
for commercial planting in our territory. We have had a number of 
them growing here at Arlington for several years, but very few good 
nuts have been produced. Many people, however, like to have an 
“English Walnut]’ tree, and it seems to be all right for shade purposes. 
Walnjut trees are same price as pecans. 
Hints on Selecting Pecan Varieties 
E—Eastern varieties 
W—Western varieties 
E—W—Both varieties' 
X—No commercial 
plantings adviseci, 
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IMPORTANCE OF TONNAGE - YIELD 
9 The largest and finest pecan in the world is worth¬ 
less commercially unless it will bear good crops. From 
a money-making standpoint, a variety that will give 
an. high yield is of utmost importance. The heavy- 
yieling varieties, not the shy-bearers, will continue to 
be the most profitable. 
• EARLY PRODUCTION is also an important item. 
We know an orchard just 9 years from transplanting, 
from which over 6,000 lbs. per acre have been har¬ 
vested from the early bearing variety Moore, whereas 
less than 400 lbs. per acre have been gotten from the 
late bearing variety Stuart in the same field. 
• Use the map as a general guide in 
choosing between Eastern (E) and 
Western (W) varieties. Area “E-W” 
is the most difficult; in general use 
eastern varieties in lowlands'and west¬ 
ern in uplands. If a variety is not 
satisfactory, or if a- bett^ variety 
should be discovered, the trejBS may be 
re-budded in later years to any de¬ 
sired kind. 
PECAN VARIETIES SHOULD BE CHOSEN 
FOR A DEFINITE PURPOSE 
• Too many people have selected their pecan 
varieties for only one thing; namely, “siie.” 
As a result, many inferior pecans have been 
planted, as some of the largest varieties such 
as Nelson and Mahan, two of the largest, are 
good examples of nuts that have been no¬ 
toriously poor fillers in our territory. We 
make a constant study of the Mtual per¬ 
formance of pecan varieties in bearing or¬ 
chards in our territory so that we can give the 
very best suggestion to our customers in their 
choice of the most profitable kinds. 
DON'T OVERLOOK VARIETIES 
FOR SHELLING 
• The bulk a»f our pecan production will always pass 
through a commercial shelling plant before being con¬ 
sumed, and the sheller prefers a medium size pecan 
that will turn out a high proportion of meats.. 
When 100 lbs. of the ordinary wild or native proans 
are shelled, about 36 to 40 lbs. of meats are obtained. 
From 100 lbs. of such nuts as Clark, Number 60, etc., 
we obtain altout 60 lbs. of meats—-or fully h^f as 
much more as from the natives. For this reason alone, 
if a pound of native pecans is worth 6c to 8c per 
pound, these others are worth 50% more, or from 9c 
to 12c per pound. 
• We do not hesitate to say that orchardists should 
use more varieties like Clark, No. 60, Moore, Nugget, 
etc., specifically for the purpose of growing pecans 
for the shelling plants. 
MA.PECAM 
