Show Nut Growing Industry of the South Nut growing is a comparatively iew industry In i tho south Atlantic ad Gulf states but it promises to do clop into one of tho most Important a that section said J Z Reid a rosperous planter of Florida Tho ost popular nut is the pecan and Its wpnlnrlty is probably duo to the de elopment of systomatfc methods of radlng it and cracking It with ma hlnery operated by steam or electric over This makes possible the mar etlng of tho meats of the nut ready or use The demand Is always much great r than the supply and many planters re now turning their attention to the ut raising industry it is not un ommon for a tree to bear as high as iOO pounds of nuts in ono season and Feast of these soli at from GO to 70 pents a pound It does not require much figuring to show that tho pecan orchards which abound In somo sections sec-tions aro paying investments |