From land—the most permanent basis of wealth—immense fortunes of today and tomorrow are being drawn. America is beginning to see a new vision,—its agriculture is taking a newer, more profitable form. =What is the Biggest Future in Agriculture?= When James J. Hill staked his all in apples and received in return a profit estimated at ten million dollars—he was merely a pioneer in the new type of farming. Yet the pecan comes into bearing as early as the apple orchard and remains in bearing many times as long, says Bulletin No. 41, of the Alabama Department of Agriculture. It is particularly significant that the strongest advocates of tree agriculture are those familiar with conditions in nut growing countries. Consider that fact in connection with this statement of Luther Burbank, the Edison of Agriculture: “=Paper Shell Pecans of the improved varieties are the most delicious, as well as the most nutritious nuts in the world. They are higher in food value than any other nuts, either native or foreign.=” In a prominent agricultural weekly we read: “The tree that yields a pound or two of nuts at five years of age is counted upon for twenty to fifty pounds by the tenth year, and after that the yield grows beyond anything known in fruit trees, because the Pecan at maturity is a forest giant.” In the face of such facts, is it not wise to consider carefully the interesting facts on Paper Shell Pecans found within? =ELAM G. HESS, Manheim, Lancaster County, Pa.= =Keystone Pecan Orchard =President Keystone Pecan Company= Plantations= =in Southwest Georgia—Calhoun, =Pennsylvania State Vice President Dougherty, Lee and Mitchell of National Nut Growers Counties= Association= “_Pecan production is destined to become one of the most important lines of orchard development in the United States._”—Cong. Record of the United States, p. 1101, Vol. 54. Right Foods—The Increasing Demand No matter what may happen, the demand for nourishing foods is sure to grow so long as the population increases. Railroads, steel, electricity—all are recent developments, none of them indispensable to mankind. =But existence itself depends on nourishing foods.= “Then,” you say, “no business should be surer than that of supplying food to the growing population of America.” Correct, provided you supply the right food. [Sidenote: Food standards are changing] For food standards are changing. Prove that fact, if you will, by the figures of the U. S. Census Bureau for the years 1900 and 1910, a period unaffected by the World War. During that period the population of the United States increased from 75,091,575 to 91,972,266—an increase of virtually 22–3⁄10 per cent. Therefore, the production of any foodstuffs should increase by the same percentage during that period to provide for the same consumption per capita.