
A truck load of 
fine papershell pe- 
cans from our own 
orchards. 
Pecans Find a Ready Market! 
ECANS are the world’s most popular nut. They are always good, winter and 
summer, in a variety of foods and confections. And new uses for pecans in 
everyday roles are being discovered and publicized constantly. You will find in our 
catalog this year a few recipes for pecans, which we hope you will try and enjoy. 
Future markets for pecans will undoubtedly increase, since there are new uses 
coming to light constantly. Candies with pecans are ever mcre popular; drug stores 
are using pecans more and more with their ice cream confections; bakeries use 
them in pies and cakes; restaurants are using them.in all manners of salads and 
dressings. And salted or toasted nuts are grand for after dinner, and the perfect 
accompaniment for teas and cocktail parties. Throughout the South cracking com- 
panies cannot always secure enough nuts; and incidentally, that is a comparatively 
new business which can be carried on profitably at home. In fact, Pecans and Pecan 
Candies and Toasted Pecans can be prepared at home, advertised, and sold by mail. 

Our Pecan Trees Bearing Early: 
“Itta Bena, Miss., 
Aug. 20, 1948. 
Gentlemen: 
Last fall, I ordered six four-foot trees from you. I set them out about the first of 
November. 
I just wanted you to know that all the trees had pecans on them; and on one tree, the 
pecans stayed on. It’s a nice size, and people from all over the community are coming to see 
(iiset rece: 
Yours truly, 
GawreLe? 
(An unsolicited letter * Name furnished on request.) 
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