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Nuts . The Linn County Nurseries 
NUTS 
BLACK WALNUTS 
Black Walnuts like deep rich soil, They grow rapidly when established. 
For orchard planting they should be spaced 60-80 ft. apart. Better crops are 
assured if two or more varieties are planted, unless there is wild pollen pro- 
duced near by. 
Size Each 
THOMAS. Is the best known variety and succeeds over Ay it $2.25 
a wide territory. The tree grows rapidly and bears 3-4 ft. 2.75 
young. The nut is large, hulls out easily, and eas- 4-5 ft. BAS, 
ily cracks out in halves and quarters. 
KROUSe. A local variety. Excellent quality, an excel- 18-24 in. eT 
lent cracker, and an unusually good bearer. A very We) ile 2:20 
heavy producer of pollen. 3-4 ft. 2.75 
HICKORIES 
The hickories are the most difficult group of nuts to propagate and trans- 
plant, but once well established are very persistent. They will do well on 
any soil providing it has good drainage. All the hickories listed are of the 
shagbark group. 
~ Size Each 
’ ANTHONY NO. 2. An Illinois nut worthy of. trial. WY Biles $ 4.00 
~ HAGEN. Cracks out more than 40 per cent meats of 3-4 ft. 5.00 
unexcelled quality. The fastest growing but slower 4-5 ft. 6.00 
coming into bearing. 
SCHINNERLING. A _ good sized nut; ripens early, Was) = Sie 4.00 
cracks easily and has excellent quality. 3-4 ft 5.00 
4-5 ft 6.00 
~ STRATFORD. Bears smooth, thin shelled nuts of ex- M8) IEE 4.00 
cellent quality. Bears young and ripens early. 3-4 ft 5.00 
4-5 ft 6.00 
~ WILCOX. A good sized nut and an excellent cracker, 2 =o tG 4.00 
coming from Ohio. With us it bears the youngest of 3-4 ft 5.00 
the hickories. 4-5 ft 6.00 
NORTHERN PECANS 
Not generally dependable as nut producers north of Southern Iowa be- 
cause they bloom so late in the Spring that there is not sufficient time before 
freezing for them to mature. 
size Each 
MAJOR. One of the earliest to mature. 2-3. ft. $ 4.00 
3-4 ft. 5.00 
WITTE. Good sized nut from near Burlington, Early 2oomet te: 4.00 
maturing. 
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