Northern Nut Growers Association, Report Of The Proceedings At The Tenth Annual Meeting.: Battle Creek, Michigan, December 9 and 10, 1919
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Northern Nut Growers Association, Report Of The Proceedings At The Tenth Annual Meeting.: Battle Creek, Michigan, December 9 and 10, 1919
Northern Nut Growers Association -- Periodicals; Nut trees -- Periodicals; Nuts -- Periodicals
Specimens of three nuts of larger size were received, the Norton,
McCallister and Kline, but not in sufficient quantity to test. The
weights are given for reference. Tests of nine standard southern pecans
are also shown. It will be noticed that the best pecans sent to the 1919
contest compare very favorably with these fine southern pecans, only the
Schley being shown superior. The northern pecans are generally smaller
than the southern, have lighter colored shell and lighter colored
kernel, flavor every bit as good, and shell just as thin. The prize
winning nuts and the prizes awarded are shown in the table on page 158.
The results of tests of southern pecans is inserted with some
hesitation. These pecans are judged by the same score cards as are the
northern pecans which is the one used for hickories. Inasmuch as the
pecans, both northern and southern, are judged by the same standards, it
is hoped that the figures may be of some value. The writer makes no
claim to being an expert on the southern pecan and does not wish these
figures taken as his opinion on the relative merits of southern pecans,
which have been grown in orchard form long enough so that regularity of
bearing, size of crops, resistance to disease, etc., have been
determined to a considerable extent. These are of such importance to the
practical pecan grower as to overbalance to quite an extent the merits
of the nut itself which are the only qualities that can be considered in
a nut contest.
Other pecans received from:
G. M. Brown, Van Buren, Ark.
J. H. Burkett, Clyde, Texas. (Young grafted tree).
Mrs. W. W. Evans, Blackwell, Okla.
Mr. J. B. Shultz, Fulton, Ark.
Snyder Bros., Center Point, Ia. (Pumfrey 1st, 2nd).
PECANS
KEY:
A: Species
B: Prize awarded
C: Average weight of nut
D: Average weight of kernel
E: Average weight of kernel that dropped out after cracking
F: Average weight of kernel that could be easily picked out with fingers
after cracking
G: Average cracking pressure
H: Proportion of kernel
I: Cracking quality absolute
J: Cracking quality commercial
K: Size (10)
K: Form (5)
M: Color of shell (5)
N: Husking quality (5)
O: Thinness of shell (10)
P: Cracking quality commercial (20)
Q: Cracking quality absolute (5)
R: Color of kernel (5)
S: Proportion of kernel (15)
T: Quality of kernel (20)
U: Total points awarded (100)
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