The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-08-16

the best results withthe Virginia nuts. The
Spanish I drill.
sAs hoeing il always expensive. I have
always tried TO use the plough and culdvator
Whenever possible. Because Of the weed
seeds In my land whom I first began 20 .
planter I was forced 10 use the hoe much
moro than ] do now.
sThat is one Of the benefits Of making o
rotation Of crops In such q way as to keep
tho ground covered during the weed growing
season. The fewer weed seeds there arc
to come up and mature the less work for
sWhen q peanut prop cultivated In the
fiat method 10 laid by the field resembles Q
fine clover field and 10 really beautiful. "A
special plough Is used for gathering the
the vine, and men following behind with
pitohf orfs lift out the vines and toss them
Into the windrow.
sThis windrow il usually every third row
Of peanut plants. After being allowed t9
in the Held for from fifteen to twenty days
before being stored in sheds to be picked
at the convenience Of thefsrmer.
This picking IL the most expensive part
Of peanut culture. and II 10 often very
time. I have simpliied matters for myself!
by engaging whole families, women
their children. who are paid by the bushel
for their work and get two warm meals o
day. During the cold weather. and It Is
then that I have most Of the nuts picked;
although it IL Of necessity dirty work seq
that the place Is kept az clean as possible
by having all the bare floor epaoo swept
before the work OF each day begins.
'One Of the great advantages OF peanut
tss%i as Re K that viss ao: srs su so ei Tie K T ssid hogs ss
are turned In and my twenty-five acres
furnish q good two. weeks roofing for
four times as many pigs.
3The vines furnish as good forage % can
be had for all kinds Of stock n u 10 always
in demand at Q fair price. My peanut
field usually yields about n and o hall
tons Of excellent hay to the acre now. At
first the yield was much less owing to the
fact that 30 many Of the leaves OF the peanut
0 0inss fen IL onvs ssI9r 3; s asss ssf. sshio ah is s was
was caused by improper rotation --,-
Few IL any peanut growers sell directly
to the retail dealers now. After the nuts
are picked and sacked. that is. put In bags
holding four bushels each, they are sold to
the recleaners n after being sap1ecved
sorting, all done by machinery, are sacked
again, stamped and put on them market.
sFor seven years I have not only kept
my children at good schools but also In
creased the stock on my farm until ! now
tered cow and 8 small flock Of sheep from
which this year I expect to sell twenty first
Glass muttons. I raise ell the bacon used
en- my farm, all the butter. eggs. poultry,
and breadstuffs besides all the corn and
forage for my stock.
while I haven't added q foot to the acre
age. Ihave added many dollars to the value
Of each acre. am my own superintendent
and intend to beas long as keep my health.
which ut the present day Ia much better
than IL was when I began as q professional
peanut farmer.
my Sons have expressed their wish to
become professional men, and my daugh-
ters, those who are old enough, are learning
to be self-supporting. II any Of them should
elect to follow in my footsteps I shall give
them the benefit Of my experience. but l
don't intend to turn over to them n foot
Of my farm.
THE demand for peanuts during the
last seven years has steadily increased
owing to the increasing popularity Of the
oil and other by-produots. II the acreage
in this country were doubled tomorrow
I do not believe the market would be
olutkaS