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Show Culture ot Not. This class ot trees has been neglected, neglect-ed, writes Samuel Miller In Colman'a Rural World. Tho time will como when men will regret tho use of the ax In many Instances. From this time no walnut tree or hickory tree thatbearsa fair nut will be cut down when clearing clear-ing my land. There Is no difficulty In growing them from the seed. Simply follow nature to a large extent, Tho walnut falls to the ground, the hull remains re-mains soft on tho ground, and If tho least bit of soil covers the nut It will sprout tho following spring. To nrako speed In establishing a forest of nut trees, tho seed should bo put In the ground whero the tree Is to remain. Cover walnuts two Inches, hickory one, acorn ono. Tho latter usually sends a root down Into the earth In the fall and In the spring starts up a shoot I have seen them sprout on the ground In wet weather. How long a walnut will remain dry and stilt grow, I cannot can-not say, but I havo had hickory nuts that were put away In n drawer for threo years, when put In the ground In the fall sprout tho next spring. Persimmon seeds should not become qulto dry, and should be put In the ground In tho fall. It Is gratifying to learn from so many to whom I sent Bced of this fruit that they Have them growing. Pecans, hazel nuts and chest nuts, treat the same as hickory nuts. |