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OHIO=- This is one of the oldest nemed varicties. As we have heard so 
much favorable comment on this varicty latcly,we decided to graft 
a few trees of it. We have a few very good one year old trees. 
SNYDER= The originsl tree grows near Newfield, N. Y. 42°20!N, Late 
It was awarded first prize in the New York & New England contest of 
1934. The nut is large, thin shelled and cracks out well. fhe tree 
appears to be a heavy bearer. Many black walnut varieties shed their 
lcaves rathcr early in: the fall,thus detracting from their ornamental 
value. Snyder retains it's leaves well in the fall,nearly as well as 
docs Sparrow, . 
We had nuts of the 1942 crop rated by Mr. Recd, they rated as 
follows; 21 nuts per pound,perecnt kernel 25,99, percent guarters 
94.90, size large, shell thin, cleavage excellant, plumpness mostly 
good, color dark, quality good, flavor good, rated A», promising, 
It ripoens here in late September,so should mature considerably 
farthcr.north. We conseder it one of our best varicties, We ca supply 
sample mits. We have only two yeor old trees, mostly large sizes. 
SPAR. OW- This is still cur pet variety of black welnut, we consider 
it to be as good or butter than Thomas as grown here, the nut is not 
quite as large as Thomas but the percont’ of kernel:is.as great. or 
greater, We have had many compare thé* flavor: of kernel with that of 
Thomas and in every case Sparrow has’ been pronounced. better than 
Thomas, This varicty originated nehr Lomax,’ 111, 40°35'N,Lat. In 
spite of it's rather southern origin, 1%t* is’ a pood varlety for) the 
Far North,: the: tree: is, perfectly.hardy and it-uripens at exactly the 
same time as Snyder and about two woeks carlicr than Thomas. 
Sparrow retains it's leaves in the fall ‘bctter than any other 
varicty we have observed so far, slightly better than Snyder. and much. 
better than Thomas and Stambaugh. ; 
‘The mut appears to be very small white’ on the tree as it has a 
very thin shuck, however it shucks very readily,the husked nuts com-= 
ming out exceptionally clean, the thin shuch discourages the husk.. 
maggot, this varicty being the most nearly free of this pest of any 
varisty we have grown so far, As the nut ripens it turns a very pretty. 
yellow color. : | 
; We had nuts of, the. 1942 crop rated by Mr. Reed, they rated as 
follows; 27 nuts per’ pound,..percent of kernel 29,94, percent cuarters 
96.22, size medium, shell thickness medium, cleavage very goo?, color ; 
brigat, quality rich, flavor sweet,rated A, very PYOMIsings We,can | % 
suppiy sample nuts, We have some very fine troes of this variety, : 
mostiy two year old, a few one year old, . ad ‘ 
STAMBAUGH- This variety originated near Galesville, Ill. 40°8°N.Lat, 
It was awarded first prize in the Northern Nut Growers Agsn. contest 
of 1926. The nut is one of the very best, being large, thin sneiléd 
and of excellant cracking quality. Size 25 per pound. We ave a itttle 
too far north for this variety, in most’ years the kernels arg not 
fully matured, tt should not be planted north of about 40°N. Lat, 
Farther south it should prove .to be one of the best. We have only two 
year old trees, Will be able to scnd sample nuts if they mature, 
