Compared With Fruit

In comparing walnut culture with fruit, one must take into consideration

the fact that distance from transportation facilities is not a

detriment; that there is very little expense in putting out or

maintaining a walnut grove; that insects, blight and disease are unknown

to walnut groves of Oregon, thus obviating the cost of spraying; that

the expense of harvesting is exceedingly light; that no nut-fruit

perishes--that it does not need to be sold at once, but will keep

indefinitely, making a lost crop practically impossible.



It is estimated by experienced walnut growers that the annual cost of

cultivation and pruning should not exceed $10 an acre, while harvesting

should not exceed 20 cents per hundred pounds. It is a simple matter to

figure the profits.



The original investment in a walnut grove may be made a comparatively

small amount; thus it appeals particularly to those of limited means.