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MODERN GRAYWAY PAPERSHELL 
PECAN ORCHARD 
PLAN ADAPTED FROM U. S. GOVERNMENT PLANTING 
@ For the past few years we have been using, in quite a number of commercial 
plantings for our customers, an orchard plan adapted from the planting plan of an- 
orchard of about 2,000 trees belonging to the U. S. Government near Brownwood, 
Texas. The heart of this plan is the utilization of early, heavy-bearing varieties 
spaced to occupy the land fully during the early life of the orchard, thereby bringing 
it into paying production at a very early age. 
EARLY AND HEAVY PRODUCTION 
@ We believe it is possible for a well cared for pecan orchard set according to our 
modern plan actually to pay for itself before the ordinary planting will come into 
profitable commercial production. 
e@ An orchard set by this plan should come into commercial production from 3 to 5 
years earlier than the ordinary planting, be in profitable bearing at 6 to 8 years of 
age, and in commercial production at around 10 years as compared with 15 to 20 
years for the usual planting. The orchard should produce QUADRUPLE the income 
of an ordinary planting for the first 12 to 15 years, and DOUBLE it for the following 
8 to 12 years. 
® Our modern plan also provides POLLENIZERS. In recent years scientific work- 
ers have shown that certain varieties of pecans produce better with other nearby 
varieties to furnish pollen at the proper time. 
@ We have prepared a leaflet with diagram and explanations of 
details of our modern orchard plan. uaet 10c in se es coin FREE 
to cover printing and mailing costs. is amount wi e re- : s 
funded to purchasers of pecan trees, making the plan free. The hie fa wits pone 
proper choice of varieties (See ‘“‘Hints on Selecting Varieties ) roi a 
pe be made far more intelligently by following our planting 
plan. 

