parts of the United States as a natural forest 
tree, and has a:ways been cons:dered so common 
that its true value as a food producing tree has 
been overlooked. 
On account of the high value of walnut lum- 
ber for special purposes, much of the walnut 
timber has been cut in the past few years, which 
has greatly reduced the supply of nuts. 
As the food value of walnuts is becoming bet- 
ter realized and the supply of nuts decreased the 
price has greatly advanced. 
The black walnut kernel is one of the richest 
of all nut Kernels, and said to be the only one re- 
taining its original flavor after being cooked. 
This nut has become very popular and is exten- 
Sively used by bakers, candy makers and in ice 
cream parlors, as well as in the home. 
While there are yet many native grown walnut 
trees, the nuts produced by these generally are 



Eight year old THOMAS WALNUT tree, nuts 
look small due to distance picture was taken. 
