THIN-SHELL BLACK WALNUTS 
King of Nuts and Timber — America’s Fastest Growing Hardwood 
U. S. GOVERNMENT REPORT 

“In favorable locations north of the pecan limit, it is doubtful if any other tree specie will give value in food, timber supply, shade, and ornamental 
effect equal to the Black Walnut. This tree has been successfully transplanted in some part of nearly every state.” 

Besides the valuable Nuts, Timber and Stumps, many important Commercial Uses have been found for ground Walnut Shells. 
Only 2.4 oz. Black Walnuts equal 20 oz. Milk, which replacement requires 4.8 oz. Hickory Nuts or 5.6 oz. Pecans 
U. S. GOVERNMENT REPORT 
“Black Walnuts attain large size, long life, do not prevent graz- 
ing, yield edible nuts, produce useful timber, and are resistant 
to destructive fungi and insect pests. The use of kernels is 
growing in extent.” 






frequent from small trees on good soil . 







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Native Nuts at left — Improved Nuts at right 
Crack easily, often in halves. Exceptionally rich and 
tasty, and much larger than native nuts. Black Wal- 
nut meats bring from two to three times the price of 

pecan meats. 





I GUARANTEE 
Every tree to be absolutely first-class. If any are not satisfactory, 
you may return at once, and I will replace with satisfactory ones or 
Rapert M. Cooksey, Owner. 


refund your money. 




All trees full size and average well oversize, finely budded, freshly dug, with 
fine roots. The root is the thing — get ours! 




This Walnut is adapted to widely diversified climates and soils. The kernels are highly p 

U. S. GOVERNMENT REPORT 
“Black Walnuts possess surpassing beauty of form and foliage, 
and are of majestic size. A four-foot growth in one season is 
+ hursery-grown, 
budded trees are superior to seedlings for orchard planting.” 

Four and one-half 
feet of growth 
during the severe 
1936 drouth— 
without watering. 
You get the finest 
and at the same 
time save money 
when you buy 
Black Walnuts 
direct from us. 



rized, in big demand — but it is practically impossible to secure them on the market. 
You can be one of the first with this Improved Walnut. It is new and has a great commercial future, both for timber and for nuts. This Walnut originated in the north and 
does well even in parts of southern Canada. It can stand very cold weather —it has stood below zero in Texas, and much below in Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois and 
other places where we ship many trees. Some of my largest orders are from northern nurseries, where we get good reports and repeat orders, so my trees must not only be 
Seventeen Years Study and Cul- 
ture of Walnuts and Pecans 
Teaches Us to Grow the Best 
Trees and Finest Roots. 
We have our own nut, fruit and timber producing orchards. Call 
on us for advice. Best setting time: As early as possible in the fall, 
after trees are dormant—last of November to first of April—but 
the earlier the better. If ground is frozen in December. then set 
in March—if not frozen, set in the fall. 
OKLAHOMA REPORT: “The Walnut comes into production 
much earlier than the Pecan. There are vast acres upon which the 
Pecan will not succeed, but upon which the Walnut could be 
expected to develop quite satisfactorily. The Walnut will do fine 
upon good Pecan soil, but will also do well on Jand not so fertile.” 
IOWA REPORT: “Walnuts from these fast maturing trees can be 
produced in this state. From 65 to 80 per cent of the meats come 
out whole, and trees two to three years old produce clusters of 
nuts. Walnuts grow faster and bear earlier than apples.” 
TENNESSEE REPORT: “A Walnut tree in Tennessee scaled 1150 
board feet and brought $164.84.” 
The Walnut is Easily Transplanted, 
Makes Rapid Growth, Bears Early, and 
Produces Large Annual Crops. 

OIL OPERATOR SETS 
WALNUT TREES 
Fred Allison’s yard, 
Corsicana, Texas 
Bore seven nuts second 
year after transplanting. 
If the Native Walnut 
will grow in your sec- 
tion, this tree will 
grow. It will grow in 
many rew places, too, 



if set and cultivated. 

In ordering, ask us to prune your trees properly. It is very important, 
suited but must be entirely satisfactory. 
“My trees are on semi-arid land, but made remarkable growth with only one small 
rain all summer. We set in December, 1936, and in August, 1937, I counted four 
fine big nuts on some of the trees. I will be up to Corsicana soon and get a load 
of them to set out at my Houston home. My Memoriam Grove is in Medina 
County.”—Eunice Banks McAnetty, R.F.D., Houston, Texas, January, 1938. 
“A Walnut Tree in my yard brought $85.00 for timber and many limbs were left 
me for stove wood.”—Smith County, Texas. 
“The ten little trees gotten from you this spring are all living and making fine 
growth. They are only a few months old, but one of them is bearing. We are going 
to set more big ones Jater.”—Wittarp Parker, Manager R. L. (Loyd) Wheelock 
Ranch, Corsicana, Texas, August, 1933. 
“The Walnut trees came in fine and are so nice. They are all you say for them and 
more.”—Miss Laura THompPson, Conroe, Texas, 1936. 
MRS. LINDSEY’S RECORD: “Record of 4-5 ft. Walnut set March, 1935; 1936, 18 
nuts; 1937, 19 nuts; 1938, 72 nuts. The tree grew about 10 inches the first year, 
but over 314 feet each succeeding year.” This is not unusual. 
PENNSYLVANIA: “These trees fully double ordinary Walnuts in growth.” 
MISSISSIPPI: “My little 4-5 foot tree bore 16 nuts the 
J second year. It is bearing 
this year and making a fine, healthy growth.” 
MISSOURI: “The stumps of Walnut trees cut before 
for more than the original trees brought.” 
of stumps. 
1900 were sold 26 years later 
This shows rise in price and big value 
OREGON: “Of two shipments to this state, all trees are living and doing nicely the 
first year.” 
This Improved Walnut is hardy—a fast grower—grows in many soils and locations. 
It often bears first year, and comes into commercial production very early. The 
Walnut is an ornamental shade tree, producing valuable nuts and timber. 
“The Black Walnut and its varieties are more hardy than the different varieties of 
budded pecans.”—U. S. Department of Agriculture Report. 
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1936 Drouth Results 
Twenty per cent of my Pecans budded in April in rows next to Walnuts 
were killed by drouth! Only two per cent or less of Walnuts were damaged. 
Walnuts also outgrew Pecans about two to one or more. My Pecan crop 
about 10 per cent of normal; my Walnut crop about 80 per cent. Even 
little trees bore. 

Special prices on large trees and large orders. Properly set 
and cared for, large trees grow fast and bear early. Trees 4 
to 5 feet up often bear first year. Setting instructions are sent 
with all orders. This Improved Black Walnut is one of the 
easiest trees I know of to make live and grow. 
Commercial Settings Should be 
More than Fifty Feet Apart. Home 
Settings of Trees may be Thirty 
Feet and more. 
Set at fifty feet, there are seventeen trees per acre, but with this 
valuable tree they may be at twenty-five feet, giving sixty-eight to 
the acre and thinned later for timber. U. S. Government reports 
a large tree that has averaged $2.17 per year in timber growth, 
This is over 200 per cent on cost of little trees. Do you know 
anything else as safe that can beat it? 
OAKLAND, ORE.: “A Walnut tree sold by M. L. McKinley for 
$25.00 was cut into $25,000.00 worth of veneer, which went into 
the furniture for the new state capitol building.” 
ILLINOIS: “A Walnut tree has been reported in this state which 
measures 6 feet 6 inches across the stump.” 
Walnut timber is in greater demand than mahogany, and more 
valuable. Kernels bring from 65 cents to $1.60 per pound. Both 
timber and nuts are growing increasingly scarce. Living life insur- 
ance for hundreds of years for you, your children and grand- 
children. 
If the Native Walnut will grow in your 
section, this Improved Walnut will grow. 
It will grow in many new places, too, if set 
and cultivated. 
FINE IN THE WEST 
“The fine Walnuts, set 
February, 1935, are much 
faster growers than the 
Pecan for this section. 
They have been set two 
years and five have 101 
large nuts. They certainly 
bear early and some will 
measure 10 feet tall.” 
—R. O. McCuure, 
Snyder, Texas. 
July, 1937. 



will save you money, and is good insurance of success. 
COOKSEY’S CORSICANA WALNUT NURSERY 
Robert M. Cooksey, Owner = + 
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CORSICANA, TEXAS — : 
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Telephone 1326 
