AUSTIN. TEXAS 

Every Orchard Should Have Ramsey’s Pecan Trees 
PECANS 
The Pecan is a powerful, magnificent 
tree. Its wood is tough, resisting winds, 
and it is therefore one of our best shade 
trees. Its fruit is the most delectable of 
all nuts. 
Every home should have one or several 
pecan trees. While growth is slow the first 
year or two, in only a few years you have 
a large and valuable tree. 
A pecan orchard will always be a good 
investment, safe life insurance, a great 
legacy. 
Improved varieties will begin to bear in 
three to five years after being planted, and 
in eight to ten years the production is 
highly profitable. 
Proper distance for planting is 40 to 60 
feet. In rich land, trees should be 60 feet 
each way. Fruit trees planted among the 
pecan trees will give quick and increased re- 
turns from the land, and be past their prime 
when the pecans come into good bearing. 
Following are number per acre: 
30 by 60 ft., 24 trees 40 by 40 ft., 27 trees 
50 by 50 ft., 17 trees 60 by 60 ft., 12 trees 
When planted, tops should be cut back 
about one-third. Set trees two or three 
inches deeper than they stood in nursery. 
Dig holes at least two feet square and deep, 
and then in center of the hole run down 
with a post hole digger at least eighteen 
inches deeper. The larger the holes, the 
better. Pack soil firmly in hole before 
watering. Give all water the soil will take, 
and pack slightly again. Next, mound dry 
soil over the wet and up on stems of trees 
a foot or more. In dry weather, trees should 
be watered well every ten days the first 
summer, but be sure that the water soaks 
down to ends of roots. The secret of making 
trees live is to plant gcod trees and water 
properly the first summer. 
The pecan will grow in all kinds of soil. 
The better the soil, the better it will grow. 
East of a line from Austin to Dallas, the 
Eastern varieties should be planted. West 
of such line, the Western varieties in a 
general way are preferred, although the 
Eastern are also good there, and on low 
valley land are sometimes better. 
Budded and Grafted Pecans 
In planting such trees, one knows they 
will bear the kind of nuts described. All 
varieties listed may be termed thin-shell 
pecans. Some have extra thin shells, others 
medium. None has thick shells. There is 
no special advantage in the extra thin. 

Per 
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Eastern Varieties 
DELMAS. Large, slightly elongated. 
Scores high on all points. 
SCHLEY. Above medium size, elongated. 
Extra thin shell and plump meat. High 
quality. 
STUART. Regular bearer, not always 
heavy. Large, plump, slightly elongated. 
SUCCESS. One of the best all-around 
pecans. Large, very plump, slightly elon- 
gated. 
Western Varieties 
BURKETT. Large, almost round, thin 
shell, excellent quality. 
HALBERT. Almost round, medium size. 
Shell thin, tree prolific. Good on upland. 
WESTERN SCHLEY. Resembles_ the 
Eastern Schley. Thin shell, extra quality. 
From S. D. B., Baird, Texas 
I feel sure that the first trees I ever saw 
men dig holes for, measure the distance, and 
put out (and I have passed my 69th Birthday) 
were the Ramsey trees, and hauled by wagon 
and team from somewhere near Austin. Mr. 
Frank T. Ramsey was a boy on the trip. I 
married in 1894 and two or three years later 
I got a bill of fruit trees from the Ramsey 
Nursery. I hope to live to make a 50-year 
old customer. 
