Myton Free Press | 1924-09-18 | Page 3 | Paving with Walnuts

I Paving With Walnuts I A novel plan has been presented to the county supervisors and the Automobile Auto Auto- mobile association of San Joaquin as asa asa a means of both beautifying new California Cali- Cali fornia roads and pa paying n a profit It if not pa paying the sost rost of the roads L. L II H. Taylor a walnut grower makes the su suggestion The scheme Is to plant walnut trees on either side of the roadways at Intervals In- In of about feet teet The trees are arc to be cared for tor as ordinary shade trees at time the expense of at the county At Attie tie the end of at ten years declares Mr Toy Tay tor lor the trees ought to bear about fifty pounds of walnuts each ench There are more than 20 miles of at roadways s 's already already al- al ready paved Cd and the walnut trees would occupy about the equivalent of at ofa ata a grove acres s In n extent In ten years at the average ot of fifty pounds of ot walnuts from each tree there would be pounds ot of these nuts whIch could probably be besold besold sold for tor 15 cents a pound net or about and sum would pay a 8 great part of the county's taxes and road upkeep