Northern Nut Growers Association Incorporated 39th Annual Report: at Norris, Tenn. September 13-15 1948
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Northern Nut Growers Association Incorporated 39th Annual Report: at Norris, Tenn. September 13-15 1948
Northern Nut Growers Association -- Periodicals; Nut trees -- Periodicals; Nuts -- Periodicals
Now, that's all that I plan to give on this subject. There may be some
questions come up that we can discuss later.
A Member: What is the sugar content?
Mr. Moore: The sugar content of the Calhoun pods is around 38 per cent,
in the Millwood about 36 per cent.
A Member: Is it different in the two varieties?
Mr. Moore: Not very much, only about 2 per cent different.
A Member: What spacing do you use in planting?
Mr. Moore: 35 by 35 feet is about the correct spacing.
Mr. Fisher: What is your labor problem? You say this is equal to oats.
Can you run a combine over the field and harvest in one operation?
Mr. Moore: This one you don't harvest at all. The cow picks them up off
the ground.
A Member: If you had a few hundred trees, would these pods all come on
at one time, or you mentioned having somebody shake them off. Can you
pick them all up at one time?
Mr. Moore: Yes, you can shake them all off at one time, rake them all up
with the rake, take a pitchfork rake, carry them to the barn and throw
them in storage in a dry place. You don't have to worry about weevils.
A Member: Store them like hay?
Mr. Moore: Hay or corn. I have some that have been stored for three
years, and the weevil gets into the seed, but it doesn't seem to affect
it. My cattle like three-year-old pods as well as the new ones--well,
they like them better.
Mr. Weber: Do the pods heat up?
Mr. Moore: They won't heat up, if they aren't green.
A Member: What about the protein content?
Mr. Moore: I will give you the analysis for that, the complete analysis
of ground honeylocust pods. That might be interesting. Moisture content,
12.47. Ash, 3.14. Crude protein, 8.58. Now, the crude protein has run as
high as 14 per cent. I want to bring that out. This was pods collected
in the wild, and this was a sample that the State Chemist ran for us on
that. Fats 2.12. Fiber, 17.73. Carbohydrates total 55.96.
President Davidson: I am afraid we will have to close this if we are to
get on at all. That's the most authoritative information we have ever
had, I think, in this Association about honeylocust. I am sure we have
been enjoying it and have been benefited by it immensely.
On the possibilities of filbert growing in Virginia, Dr. Overholser will
now give you a talk.
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