THE 
THINNEST 
SHELL 
OF ALL 
Yes, if there is any such thing 
as a perfect pecan, the Brake 
would come closer than anything 
we have seen or heard of. It 
possesses all the characteristics 
most people regafd as desirable in 
a pecan. It is a truly wonderful 
nut. 
The original Brake pecan tree, 
at 25 years of age, was 1 foot 
10 inches in diameter, 5 feet 2 
inches in circumference. Beauti- 
fully shaped it makes a wonder- 
ful shade tree. It has been a 
very persistent and regular bearer 
of good crops. The mother tree 
from which the nut came that was 
planted to produce the Brake, was 
over 100 years old when cut down. 
It was a beautifully shaped tree 
about 100 feet in height. 
THE FIRST 
PATENTED 
PECAN 
The first patented pecan, intro- 
duced by Mr. Wm. Brake, Rocky 
Mount, North Carolina. We have 
exclusive distribution of this won- 
derful pecan for the Southwest, 
and are recommending it for trial 
planting. A few Brake nuts have 
been fruited in Texas during the 
past few years that are very won- 
derful and larger than those from 
the original tree. We have just a 
few trees for distribution this year, 
and will select orders so that they 
may be distributed over our ter- 
ritory. 

Cup awarded to Brake for 
“Best Shelling Pecan”’—1934. 






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OhAlahoma | 
nts Gonzales 
~ San Arftonio 

Varieties for More Northern 
Sections 
For Northwest Texas, Western, Cen- 
tral and Northern Oklahoma, Northern 
Arkansas, Kansas and Missouri, it is im- 
portant to have varieties that mature 
early ahead of frost. 
Northwest Texas and Western 
Oklahoma 
We suggest Suwquirrel’s Delight, Western 
Schley, Number Sixty and San Saba Im- 
proved as some of the best. 
Central and Northern 
Oklahoma 
Stuart, Squirrel’s Delight, San Saba 
Improved, Number Sixty, Success and 
Schley. We call attention also to Coy, 
Tissue Paper and Johnson that originated 
in Southeastern Kansas; and to the Ma- 
jor and Green River, two Kentucky vari- 
eties that have been doing well in North- 
ern Oklahoma. 
Kansas, Missouri, and 
North Arkansas 
The Coy, Tissue Paper and Johnson, 
originating in Southeastern Kansas; and 
the Major and Green River, originating 
in Kentucky, certainly should be more 
widely used for plantings. Among our 
standard sorts, the Stuart seems about as 
good as any, but there isn’t uch actual 
information about pecars in these areas, 
although there are thousands of native 
pecans along many of the streams, indi- 
cating the possibility of commercial de- 
velopment with proper varieties. 





HOW TO SELECT PECAN VARIETIES 
UNDER TIME-TESTED AND PROVED 
EAST-WEST GRAYWAY FORMULA 

Many customers select their varieties 
and write us to change them if they 
have selected the wrong kinds. 
Use the map as a general guide in 
choosing between Eastern (E) and 
Western (W) varieties. Area ‘“E-W” 
is most difficult. In general use éast- 
ern varieties in lowlands and western 
in uplands in area “‘E-W.” 



Pecan Varieties Should Be 
Chosen for a Definite Purpose 
Too many people have selected their 
pecan varieties for only one thing; 
namely, ‘‘size.”” As a result, many inferior 
pecans have been planted, as some of the 
largest varieties, such as Nelson and Ma- 
han, two of the largest, are good ex- 
amples of nuts that have heen notoriously 
poor fillers in our territory. We make a 
constant study of the actual performance 
of pecan varieties in bearing orchards in 
our territory so that we can give the 
very best suggestion to our customers in 
their choice of the most profitable kinds. 
Importance of Tonnage-Yield 
The largest and finest pecan in the 
world is worthless commercially unless 
it will bear good crops. From a money- 
making standpoint, a variety that will 
give a high yield is of utmost import- 
ance. The heavy-yielding varieties, not the 
shy-bearers, will continue to be the most 
x 
profitable. 
EARLY PRODUCTION is also an im- 
portant item. We.know an orchard just 
9 years from transplanting, from which 
over 6,000 pounds per acre have been 
harvested from the early hearing variety 
Moore, whereas less than 400 pounds per 
acre have ben gotten from the late bear- 
ing variety in the same field. 
DON’T OVERLOOK VARIETIES FOR SHELLING 
The bulk of our pecan production will 
always pass through a commercial shell- 
ing plant before being consumed, and the 
sheller prefers a medium-size pecan that 
wil turn out a high proportion of meats. 
When 100 pounds of the ordinary wild 
or native pecans are shelled, just about 36 
to 40 pounds of meats are obtained. From 
100 pounds of such nuts as Clark, Number 
60, etc., we obtain about 60 pounds of 
meats—or fully half as much more as 
from the natives. For this reason alone, 
if a pound of native pecans is worth 
6c to 10c¢ per pound, these others are 
worth 50 per cent more, or from 9c to 
lic per pound. 
We do not hesitate to say that orchard- 
ists should use more varieties like Clark, 
No. 60, Moore, San Saba Improved, ete., 
specifically for the purpose of growing 
pecans for shelling plants. 


The first bathtub in 
the United Stateg was 
installed by Adam 
Thompson, at Cincinati, 
in 1842. While in Eng- 
land he learned that the 
Prime Minister had such 
a device. Boston forbid 
the use of bathtubs by 
city ordinance, and Vir- 
ginia laid a tax of $30 
per annum to discourage 
the practice, then con- 
sidered dangerous. 
* 
Does advertising pay? 
There are 26 mountains 
in Colorado higher than 
Pike’s Peak. 
* 
The plant :that pro 
duces the banana, is 
not, strictly speaking, a 
tree. It is perennial herb 
that grows to a heighth 
of from 10 to 30 feet. 
The fruit grows up- 
ward. 
* 
The orange is a na- 
tive of India or South- 
ern China. 
* 
The gila monster, a 
large lizard found in 
Arizona and New Mex- 
ico, is the only poison- 
ous lizard in this coun- 
try. 
* 
Irish potatoes  origi- 
nated in America; were 
later introduced to Ire- 
land. 
* 
The first metal plow 
in the United States was 
demonstrated by John 
Newbold, in 1797. Farm- 
ers refused to use it be- 
lieving the cast-iron 
would damage the soil. 
* 
A recent Treasury 
survey revealed that all 
most people want is low- 
er taxes and larger ap- 
propriations. 
* 
Greensburg, Ind., has 
a tree-topped tower on 
its county courthouse—a 
large, growing tree that 
can be seen from rail- 
way trains that pass 
through the town. 
