The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-11-24

less than last year, The crop will be
smaller but the quality much better
| The acreage of Spanish nuts may be
| slightly larger than 1900 but the cron
may mot be larger on account OF the
yield. very small! percentage of either
| Virginia or Spanish nuts have been mark
| ed The crop is very late.
Last years crop of Spanish sold at
from rs to So cents per bushel The new
crop is now selling at from 571a to 60
cents.
The crop of large Wirginia) nuts
raised last year was very inferior and
sold at from IL to 3 cents per pound,
and a great many low grades are still
unsold. The new crop is bringing from
| 21A to 2A. The quality is much better
than last year.
This opinion applies both 10 North
Carolina and Virginia
We think there will be good demand
for this years crop and prices better
than last year"
The Columbian Peanut Company. of
Norfolk. writes as follows: your favor
of the goth instant received. asking us to
give YOU our estimate on the Spanish
and Virginia crop. Present indications
are that there is an unusually large
CT OF OF Spanish and good fun crop of
Virginia peanuts grown this year. There
is great many more old Spanish on
hand than usual at this season of the
Year. and probably a few more Virginlas
than were carried over last year
FROM HEREFORD COUNTY.
Mr.. L. ]. Lawrence, of the firm of Win
borne & Lawrence, attorneys at law, at
Murfreesboro, under date of November
22nd, saws:
/ have interviewed some of our people
concerning the questions asked by you
in your letter, and give you theiX an
swers The ouinion of these men upon
the questions asked, so far as this Sec
ton is concerned, is as good as can be
obtained
Mr.. c. T. Vaughan answered as fol-
lows
No l. twenty-five per cent smaller.
No. g Twenty-Five bushels.
No. 3. Smaller.
No. 4. Thirty-thre and one third.
Mr.. U. Vaughan gives the following an
swers:
No 1. Twenty-Five per cent greater.
No. q Twenty-Five bushels.
No. g. Smaller.
No a. Thirty-three and one-third per
cent.
Mr.. j. n. Lawrence. answers as fol-
lows:
No. /. No difference. Practically the
same.
No. 2. Twenty bushels.
No. 3. Smaller.
No. A. Thirty three and one-t third per
cent.
These men are residents of our town
business men and planters. There is but
little difference between them except on
the Spanish Pea question. There they
totally differ.
Mr.. w. P. Taylor, of Winton, Hartford
county:
!. None planted.
2. Not able to estimate with present
information.
4. 25 per cent smaller in productions
per acre, but quality very much better.
Consulted E. NJ Wooten, peanut buy
large planter, of Winton, and several
other farmers; all agree as above.
EDGECOMBE COUNTY.
Mr.. C. L. Wimberly, of Wrendale
writes as follows:
No. /. One hundred per cent more.
No. g Thirty bushels.
No. 3. No.
No. 4. Smaller should say, by 10
per cent.
Mr.. H. B. Marriott, of Battleboro,
Edgecombe County writes:
No. /. Thirty-three and one-third per
cent increase.
No. g. Twenty bushels.
No. g. Smaller, 80 1-3 per cent.
No. 4. Yes, smaller, ,S3 1-3 per cent.
Mr.. Paul Jones, attorney, of Tarboro
Edgecombe county, writes:
In this county there will be a large
increase in the acreage and yield of
nut there will be great decrease. 1t
is impossible to ascertain what the
yield will be this year, as not one tenth
of the crop has been picked. The farm
ers are very busy now getting in the
remnants of their cotton, and harvest
ing their corn crop. / can get no defin-
lite information as to the number of
acres planted in peanuts in this county.
He answers the questions as follows:
/. thirds increase
2. Impossible to tell yet
8. With Spanish there is a two thirds
increase.
BERTHE COUNTY.
Mr.. c. w. Mitchell, of Aulander.
BERTHE county, says:
]. Five per cent increase.
3. Less.
4. Crop peanuts large; Is per cent de-
crease in acreage.