Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-09-19

ciinEing 10 them and stored them i'm
me hayloft TO be fed To the aniIuals.
During the war the union forces
captured a mail bag In which, among
other letters, was one from a confed-
craze officer to a Virginia girl. II con
Oalhed some information of value
ABOUT the movement Of troops and
also said: W
1t is plain We are c%ongcnial souls.
Ior l. too. am fond of the despised
goober nea."
IRON this II is inferred that the Xix
ing for the peanut fifty years ago was
not general even in the south. A few
persons ate II, but without roasting
At that time It was BY no means a
common field crop in the old Domin-
ION and no one thought Of II as "a
source OF evcnu Accident revealed
u.s. value as a means OF enriching the
son. Where it was left to decay. the
srould yielded remarkable crops Of
other kinds.
Real Use of fIlc Goo her.
However II nay be with man. to-
otceo Is bad for tho soil. quickly ex-
hausting its heterogeneous element. In
me few years Immediately following
the wal tho Impoverished Virgini9
3h4tb 1AN lAt ANIAA 10 nl EDUIU
ana soon this crop hardly paid for
me work Il required. Lands were Of
lered FOR little moro than the tradi-
tlpnal song. Then came the wider
painting of the peanut and the in
.creaStng fertility of the soil
soon The popularity of the peanut
IN the north led to its cultivation
pretty generally throughout virginia
ana the Carolinas. Now 90 is the ia
AUNlfn nnF for man "a nd d. r... a.
every southern state n i'm California.
oklahoma and Missouri. and In sever
al northern and western states.
IL mas become SO important that
lhefe is published in his state the
American Nut journal, which is de-
voted chiefly To the peanut interest.
1t would be hard to estimate the mum
Der Of Italian pushcart merchants in
an the cities of this country who de-
pend largely on the sale OF roasted
peanuts. The circus or mcnagerfc
would be a poor thing without "A sup
ply of peanuts.
Value Up in Millions.
b value of the peanut crop in the
United states exceeds $l5,OOe. 600. n
reaches about 400, 0O0, 600 pounds
nclrly. and nearly 500. 900 persons
are employed in its cultivation Some !
600 acres Of land is devoted to is I
for market purposes.
said a market gardener here "The !
oeanut Will grow on soil that cannot
be used for anything else. ana II prop
erly gathered and carefully marketed
Il Will Weld 500 to the acre. The
weeds must be kept out and "a little .
inc is needed to keep off bugs, and
hat Is about all the attention il calls
Good for Non and Beast.
Tho scientists Of the department OF
agriculture at Washington have com
ncndcd the peanut as "A nutritious and
wholesome food for man and beast.
70 the former II supplies protein and
materials and to the animals Of
he farm II is particularly valuable In
combination with corn and other car
foods-uotably. for young
nd growing stock.
As an improVcr of Tho soil il is
Qual to ANY lcguminous crop. It's
hief virtue Is hat II does not con-
the nitrogen of the soil. the
apid exhaustion of which. together
18th slow production by natural pro-
esscs, has led 20 melancholy fore
odings by chemists. The tubcrcles Of
he roots collect nitrogen from the air
feed II to the plant without inn
oYCrishing Tho land.
What IN Enthusiast SAYS.
An enthusiast on the subject of the
canut, one OF the prominent planters
this region. says: 1T is ono Of tho
lfest and surost Of Virginia products.
Is rare that II falls below 900
ounds to the acre and there Is al
'ays a ready market for u at paying
rices, either 10 supply tho demand
Tho cities or as FOOD for live stock.
You may be surprised to learn its
uses merely for home consump-
It's history Is much like tina of
le cotton plant. :
You may know the cotton grower
nee found the seeds a nuisance and :
n expense. while now the profits from .
seeds and other parts Of the plant .
those from the cotton Itself. ,
man who has a garden down ,
grows peanuts, some of which ne F,
sell and some of which his fam i
y will cat. For every other part Of
io plant he has a use. II viii feed
is COW or his horse. fatten his hogs,
is chickens. his ducks, turkeys. y
posse and enrich his garden. @
You see. the planter who does not /,
we his time and labor To harvesting =
now labor is mighty uncertliu in the (
,uth1 may get about as much profit
NJ Of 10 by converting IL into meat by
IMPLY feeding il 90 any kind of stock II
sells readily. Every living thing !,
peanuts. and the stock prefers :
MS and vines 90 hay or fodder. =
MIX COWS especially may he kept /
fine condition ny 1t and just now h
ilk sells for ten cents a quart IN this 4
.gion. Hens lay steadily under a ]
'anut dict and eggs bring forty h
.nts a dozen here
CbfI,.s National Halliday