
Jersey Cattle in one of our Pecan Groves. 
Pecan Trees and Cattle 
Gore SHEEP and PECANS go hand in hand. For several years now in our 
own orchards at Lumberton cattle and pecans have been profitable every year, 
without a single exception. After pecan trees have attained some size and started 
bearing, we have found that cattle and sheep grazing in the orchards will usually 
make enough profit to give you the pecan crop without any cost whatever. 
Here in our orchards we plant Giant Burr Clover, Crimson Clover, White 
Dutch Clover, Austrian Winter Peas, Hairy Vetch, Wild Winter Peas, Lespedeza, and 
some Oats for fine grazing in winter and spring. This use of the land for pasturage 
gives the soil much-needed humus and nitrogen. Very little fertilizer is needed in 
pasture orchards where cattle and sheep are grazed, since so much humus and nitro- 
gen are put back into the soil, and you can have an orchard that is fast-growing, 
heavy-bearing, and profitable, as well as one that is beautiful indeed. 
In the picture above you will see how pretty the Jersey cattle are, grazing in 
one of our pecan orchards. With the number of cattle in the United States on the 
decrease, and the price of beef and milk products on the increase, now is the perfect 
time to use some of your land for pasturage and orchard, as we all need to grow 
more cattle. And while the cattle are growing, so will the pecan trees be growing, 
gaining in size and production. There is no finer sight in the world than a beautiful 
pecan orchard planted with green pasturage, on which cattle and sheep are grazing. 
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