throughout the year without special care, neith- 
er do they have to be gathered prompily as do 
peaches or apples. 
Nuts are no longer considered a luxury, but a 
staple article of food, and are used extensively 
by candy manufacturers, bakeries, ice cream 
companies, aS well as in the home. 
This being the natural home of the Hardy 
Nortnern Pecan Tree, my nursecy stock is grown 
under natural conditions, giving them all the 
Strength and vigor possible for a tree to have. 
The soil in which my nursery is located is es- 
pecially adapted to this, as it is underlaid with 
a Strata of hard soil which discourages the down- 
ward growth of the tap root at a depth of about 
four feet, causing many lateral and feeder roots 
to develop near the surface that would not in 


Ten year old THOMAS WALNUT tree bearing 
a bountiful crop of nuts. This variety cracks 
well, Kernel comes out in quarters and halves. 

a sandy or loose sub-soil. This gives my trees a 
Superior system of lateral roots making them 
easy to transplant and quick to start growth. 
Delayed planting means delayed returns. A 
tree pianted this year is always a year ahead of 
