Show NUT PRODUCTION CANADIAN PlAN Vancouver Island Experiments Experiments ments So Far Fa Successful VICTORIA B. B C C. No Nov 5 merits ments are under way at the government government government govern govern- ment experimental farm on Vancouver ver Island to determine what nuts can be produced successfully In British Columbia I Lionel Stevenson superintendent of the station says there is la no reason why nuts cannot be grown as a commercial commercial com com- I mercial crop wherever orchards thrive This expert statement Indicates that vast areas in the province especially on Vancouver island In the lower Fraser valley and In other sunny valleys locked away among the tile mountains mountains moun moun- of southern British Columbia may add nut production to their di diversified diversified diversified di- di versified sour sources es 0 or Of agricultural wealth Persian walnut commonly known as English walnut are grown on a a. small scale on Vancouver island These undoubtedly could be developed into a commercial crop Mr Stevenson says The American species of ot chestnut chestnut chestnut chest chest- nut common enough In Ontario and Quebec thrives in southern British Columbia It excels the Japanese and European specIes in flavor but is not large enough for tor commerce Both Japanese and European chestnuts Mr Ir Stevenson declares will flourish In Inthe Inthe Inthe the province Almond trees imported from California California Cali Call fornia southern Europe and China are prosperIng and have produced a good grade of both hard shell and soft shell nuts Pecans and hickory nuts are being experimented with BritIsh British British Brit Brit- ish Columbia is outside the range of the wild varieties but hopes are entertained of seedlings procured from Tennessee Filberts cobs and hazels are being tried Cobs an and hazels do dowell dowell dowell well but filberts are not successful Butternuts also thrive |