. Walnut growing in Oregon . receive good cultivation for the first few the selection of the trees and the location in which to growthem are very important. The number of trees to the acre, andwhether to grow seedling or grafted trees; and if grafted whetherroot grafting or top grafting is best must be considered. I think growing of walnuts has the advantage of many otherproducts. The crop is easily grown, harvested and marketed;the labor greatly economized and the net profits a larger per centof the gross receipts; while sometimes with other crops the resultsare just the reverse—th
. Walnut growing in Oregon . receive good cultivation for the first few the selection of the trees and the location in which to growthem are very important. The number of trees to the acre, andwhether to grow seedling or grafted trees; and if grafted whetherroot grafting or top grafting is best must be considered. I think growing of walnuts has the advantage of many otherproducts. The crop is easily grown, harvested and marketed;the labor greatly economized and the net profits a larger per centof the gross receipts; while sometimes with other crops the resultsare just the reverse—the net profits but a small per cent of thegross receipts. The question is often asked how much is land worth that issuitable; how long before trees will bear, and how much willthey produce, etc. The price of land depends largelj^ on location;generally it is worth from .$50 to $150 per acre. Seedling treescome into bearing from 7 to 9 years of age, quantity from 10to 50 pounds per tree; number of trees per acre, 20 to 40. 25. Sixty Year Old Walnut Trees on Derr Place These trees are about 60 years old and were planted by I. , who took the donation claim two miles southeast of Mc-Minnville, about 1844, now the Derr farm. The trunk of thelargest one on the right is 10 feet in circumference, and is prob-ably the largest English walnut tree in Oregon. They have somenuts every year, but are shy bearers, due no doubt to lack ofproper pollination. The nut is not large, but is full of good meatand resembles the Parry. The trees are about two hundred yardsfrom the Yamhill river, are hale and hearty and seem good fora few centuries. In fact, all of the seedlings examined in thiscounty are healthy and vigorous. There are half a dozen or more walnut trees grooving in thewoods and about the garden of Mr. J. T. Jones, seven miles westof McMinnville, which are a valuable study to the walnut are seedlings from the Casey tree, and they all bear fullcrops every year. The large
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