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The Four Fundamentals of Successful 
Pecan Culture 
The Nearer You Foliow Them, the Better You Can Succeed 
iI. GOOD SOIL 
No pecan orchard can possibly be any better than the soil in which it is planted. 
There are no exceptions. A poor pecan soil always makes a poor pecan orchard. 
. Deep rooted pecan trees often thrive and do well on soils where the top soil 
has been worn-out by constant cropping of shallow rooted field crops. We know 
of a worn-out sandy land field in Comanche County where the owner sold $150 
worth of pecans per acre for three straight years from land where cotton stalks 
grew less than 12 inches high. 
ll. GOOD TREES 
. Runt trees will make a “runt” orchard. 
. For the most successful and profitable orchard, obtain the very best tree that can 
be had; don’t let a few cents difference in price influence your choice—buy the 
best tree every time. - 
. We have described GRAYWAY trees in our catalog, where we tell about how 
we developed our TESTED ROOTSTOCKS and about our New SCIENTIFIC 
ROOT TREATMENT; and show illustrations of our well-cultivated, vigorous 
fields of growing nursery trees, etc., so that after 20 years we offer GRAYWAY 
pepesshelt pecan trees for the person who wants the very best tree that can 
e had. 
lil, GOOD VARIETIES 
Many cases are on record where orchards have failed to produce a profit largely 
because of varieties unsuited to the. locality. 
. GRAYWAY trees are offered in more than 20 varieties for you to choose from 
for home or orchard, for Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, on to Florida and north 
to Kansas and Illinois and all sections where pecans will grow. Just the variety 
for every need for every home or farm. 
. GRAYWAY modern orchard plan (10c in stamps or coin will bring you a copy) 
will assist you in choosing proper varieties for commercial orchards. 
IV. GOOD MANAGEMENT 
. Few pecan plantings will do well without care. Pecan trees respond to proper 
cultivation just as other plants. 
. Our advice is not to buy pecan trees unless you expect to care for them. Keep 
grass and crops away from them; cultivate in a farmer-like manner; protect 
them from sunscald, borers, rabbits, careless workmen, etc. Prune to avoid weak 
crotches and build them into strong, well-shaped trees to hold up heavy crops. 
. Visit successful orchards; adopt those practices that suit your conditions, for 
sometimes things that work in one orchard are not adapted to another. 
