Weights Kernel And Taste

The first Walnut Show was held at McMinnville, November 1, 1907, and was

judged by H. M. Williamson, Secretary of the State Board of

Horticulture. Most of the following memoranda on weights are taken from

his report:



James Morrison, Franquette 32 to the pound

F. W. Myers, Mayette 34

F. W. Myers, Seedling 35

James Morrison, Seedling Franquette 42

James Morrison, Grafted Mayette 38

D. H. Turner, Seedlings 42

James Morrison, Blanche Mayette 34

James Morrison, Grenoble Mayette 32

D. H. Turner, Parry 48

Mayette Shaped Praeparturiens 64

R. P. Ungerman, Seedlings 50

Bland Herring, Praeparturiens 38

Bland Herring, Bijou 22

Pleasant Cozine, Seedlings 42

Casey tree, Seedling 55

E. Estes, fourth generation from Casey tree 52

Thos. Prince Seedling 40

Derr Tree, Parry 60



The investigations in regard to relative weights of kernel and shell of

the different varieties is made up from an article read by Mr. Ferd

Groner before the State Horticultural Society, December, 1909.



The Vrooman Franquette shell and kernel weighed equal.



The Payne Seedling gave slightly more kernel than shell.



The Mayette slightly more shell than kernel.



The Meylan, shell and kernel equal.



The Gladys, shell and kernel equal.



Franquette, near Salem, shell weighed two and one-half times that of

kernel.



Other experiments show that the Praeparturien shell and kernel are about

equal.



While the weight of the kernel is of great importance to the consumer,

the taste and digestibility is still more so. In this is the food value

of the walnut. The food value will in time be the commercial value.

There is very little variation in the taste of any one variety of wild

nuts or fruits, but the cultivated walnut, as well as the cultivated

peach and apple, has a great variety of tastes, and it does not require

an expert to distinguish the good from the poor qualities.



Walnuts should be graded as to variety, the varieties should then be

graded as to size, but the paramount duty of the grower is to produce a

creamy, delicious walnut of excellent flavor. The soil and climate has

proven their excellence, and it is now for the intelligent grower to do

his part.