| Show VIV 1 11 1 11 am rz sa S afe I 1 agriculture tr M H IN INDUSTRY i by florence C weed this is one of a series of articles showing b siow farm products are finding ao an important market so industry walnuts walnut and furniture those stately ancestral walnut trees that grow about a home place are seldom thought of as farm income yet individual walnut trees will sometimes bring from 50 to each occasionally more the price is as high as per thousand feet for the best wood the highest price of any wood grown on the farm in the walnut producing states farmers have sold as much as in walnut logs annually furniture manufacturers buy the greatest part of the wood but the more inferior grades bring good prices for gun stocks automobile steering wheels airplane propellers and musical instruments in its unpainted state the wood is one of the most beautiful and has lasting beauty when finished it is very durable and does not check or warp much of the fine old heirloom hei bloom furniture is made of solid walnut modern pieces are now often made of veneer which is young walnut sapwood steamed to produce the effect of better class wood the annual nut crop brings a steady income to growers year after year there is a ready market for nut meats at 12 to 15 cents per pound in small quantities or five dollars per bushel in large quantities scientists have improved the walnut by producing a variety with a larger percentage of meat than shell the walnut tree grows on ground of fairly low fertility and offers a profitable enterprise for many farmers who want to add another source of income |
