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Pecans Grow Into Texas Money Maker Says Farm Writer
The article notes Texas pecans evolving from a scarce 1900 market to a major crop. It cites 1921 Texas production at 350 carloads worth $1,312,500, with 4,000 acres in Dallas County already planted and trees top-worked for quality. It covers soil needs, spacing, fertilization, and yearly yields rising to 500–700 pounds per tree by 20 years, highlighting varieties like Schley and Money Maker and profit estimates per tree.
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C. H. Coulson
Farm News
Texas
Gov. Hoge
Tex
Dallas County
Schley
Delmas
Success
Alley
Stuart
Moore
Brooks
Bradley
Money Maker