----------------------------------------------------------------------- % Water % Protein % Fat % Carbo- % Ash No. Calories hydrate per Pound Persian walnut 2.8 16.7 64.4 14.8 1.3 3305 Black walnut 2.5 27.6 56.3 11.7 1.9 3105 Hickory nut 3.7 15.4 67.4 11.4 2.1 3495 Pecan 3.0 11.0 71.2 13.3 1.5 3633 -----------------------------------------------------------------------
Three students enrolled in Horticulture have classified several of the seedlings. Paul Bauer, 1947-48, and Edward Burns and Gilbert Whitsel, 1949-50, have been using such information for their special project work as graduate and undergraduate students. These workers found a difference in the habits and performance of the seedling trees and two such examples follow.
3. Source or Owner: _Nolan Fateley_ City: _Franklin_ State: _Indiana_
7. Shell Texture: _Wrinkled and furrowed_ Crackability: _Very good, thin shell_ Separation: _Very good_ Average Wt. Per Nut: 7.1 _gm._
8. Kernel Color: _Light tan_ Quality: _Very good, bland_ Average Wt. Per Nut: 8.7 _gm._
10. Remarks: _Exceptionally large, well formed kernel, appealing taste. Bore 50 lb._ _1949. Tree set as 1 year seedling 1939._ (_Carpathian strain._)
3. Source or Owner: _Nolan Fateley_ City: _Franklin_ State: _Indiana_
7. Shell Texture: _Smoothly wrinkled_ Crackability: _Very good, paper thin shell_ Separation: _Very good to best_ Average Wt. Per Nut: 6.9 _gm._
8. Kernel Color: _Light tan_ Quality: _Good, desirable taste_ Average Wt. Per Nut: 6.4 _gm._
_Fairly large, well filled, attractive shape and size with a thin shell. This seedling placed first at the Indiana State Fair and the State Nut Show, 1949. Tree medium in size, planted as one year seedling in 1939. This tree bore 24 pounds of cured nuts in 1949 and has been in good production for 7 years. (Carpathian strain.)_
The descriptions given of the two Fateley trees are typical of some of the forty seedlings coming from various parts of Indiana, as shown in the following list.
The distribution of the Persian walnut to the public depends on the ability of the nurserymen to propagate and list the available varieties or unnamed seedlings. There is a great demand and a wonderful opportunity for the hardy Persian walnuts all over the Middle West or where apples will produce, not only for the nutritious fruits but for the ornamental value and for something different.