From one of the largest nut-tree nurserymen in the world:
“The demand for pecans of all descriptions is increasing faster than the supply.... The large pecans that we raise bring from 50 cents per pound up to $1.25. We do not think that the price will ever drop a great deal, though a great income can be had even at 25 cents per pound or even lower if trees are ten or more years of age. If one had $1,000 to invest he would be satisfied with 7%, which is $70, yet five or six trees will bring in this income. There are no diseases or insects that are bad on the pecan, nothing like as bad as with the apple, peach, etc., nothing that is anywhere near ruinous. Pecan trees are naturally a wild tree and therefore very hardy.”
A Test Which Proves The Best Pecans Cheapest In The End
A comparison of equal weights of five grades
A comparison was made of equal weights of the following grades of pecans:
First, Common wild pecans selling at about 25c per pound.
Second, Common seedling selling at about 30c per pound.
Third, Selected seedling selling at an average price of 40c per pound.
Fourth, Average Paper Shell Pecans, retailing at an average price of about 75c per pound.
Fifth, Hess Brand Paper Shell Pecans selling at $1.25 per pound.