To: "Martha L. Davis" <martha_davis@earthlink.net>, North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] shrubs in a chicken yard
Date: Fri, 04 Jan 2008 09:03:48 -0600
A number of years back, AJ Bullard penned an article for POMONA
regarding mulberries, and indicated that mulberry orchards were once
very common across the agrarian South, as a source of feed for both
chickens and hogs. If I recall correctly, he indicated that the
"Hicks Everbearing" variety was the most commonly encountered
selection; productive, but not especially tasty, compared to his
favorites, but I suppose pigs and chickens probably aren't all that choosy.