Lower coast gazette., 1909-01-16

EARNING in {
THE SOUTH
PEANUT CULTURE.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of Plant'ne-
Preparation for Market.

Preparation for Market. els
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Tho Louisiana State Board OF Agrl- VT
culture and immigration ana 'le ia 10
pertinent Station has ssueo 'ne
lowing on peanut culture, prepafeu w ps
w p Dodson, Director, Agricultural be
Experiment Stations: D.
In view of the frequent inquiries re- ri
o,rding the cultivation Of peanuts ,he I.
following condensed statement mas a
been prepared giving the most peru s.
non+ facts secured from the LOUISIANA
Exneriment Stations and other exper'' t
ment stations in the South: c
| Varieties-The large peanuts usuaF y
" seen at the confectionerles are 'ne c
Virginia" or Tennessee RED u
"white" varieties. The Virginia W !
Tennessee red is more popular on .ne
market and these seem to De oe',e1
suited ia Louisiana conditions than the
two white varieties. The Spanish
neanut has a smaller pea and mas d
more erect habit Of growth ana ,ne
peas adhere to the vines with sreale'
!, anacitv in the harvest than is char'
:. acteristic with the other varieties. Inc
Spanish peanut is, therefore, easier "
n harvest for forage or market than the
G other varieties. The Spanish variety
II is not quite as rich in oil as some ol
It tho large varieties. The so-calleo
le Mammoth" varieties are not des'ra'
n, HE 50 far as the indications OF the eS'
s. neriments at the Louisiana statiohs
on Tho Yields are small and many
at If the pods are not we'll filled. Inc
at snanish is generally preferred for Tor
re. age and possibly for other purposes
Ia m ccount of less labor involved III
he harvesting. 49,;
soil-Almost any we'll drained sol
in Louisiana will produce a 1alf ctol
If neanuts. The sandy soil with
moderate amount of humus is prefer
- rod Stiff soils frequently produce goo
crops. but it is difficult to harvest III
nea. satisfactorily and free it from or
ohA Red soils, containing a large quantit
rty If iron. color the pods and in]ure u
ais market qualities. Soils contalnlls
III large amount of stable manure or q
re- composing vegetable matter are llao
ate, 70 produce excessive vines and
50 small yield of peanuts.
h a Time of Planting-Peanuts snou
put not be planted until all danger
frost has passed. They may be plal
/, I ed as late as the middle Of June ano
y Is good crop made.
and Preparation of the Soil-Prepare I
hay soil as for ordinary staple crops.
next clean culture is desirable, land that
comparatively free Of weed ana er'
abus, seeds is to be preferred.
crate Planting-very slight ridges sno
the be prepared in ordinary SOILS IN
m y more sandy soils, the fiat row sno
he used. The rows may be arran
from two and a half to three
e apart. The closer rows have !.
found to give the largest yields.
ming hills In the row should be from
inches to a foot and a half apart.
!, .na ually the short distance Is used ,
naoas, the small varieties and the poor
4rmins ana tne niaAnu 49, .,ohor ,
mother large varle'iee anu .,an.ad -
- Generally two peas are planted 70
:, oro hill. In early planting cover $
,;.tor, what deeper. 1t is the general
t;ce to she'll the peas before, p
ing. Good results are secured by
s..,a.s ply breaking the pods, but they q
=. - come up as quickly, when planted
way as when shelled before pial
" OIL. Planting the whole pods delays 8
o'" nation and generally prevents sec
~ a first.class stand. 1t will re
from one to two bushels OF pc
the hull to plant an acre.
oants Cultiyation-Frequent shallow
sa,,s a. tiyation up to the time that the
. oon.s begin to bloom gives the most sa
tory results. No special preca
are necessary in the cultivation
crop. After the blooms begin
900, 900 naar the vines should. be disturb
the pro- little as possible, though the n
as out may still be cultivated lightly
IN naval any implement most %convenien'
berry Of MISUNDERSTANDING shou
ttleships -. 90 soon as a large per c
ur scout the peas have matured. If the y
destroy. delayed and ~unfavorable weatn
snip anu walls there will be greater los
the termination Of the peas
EAK. mature than will be compensa
by the maturity Of the later
% "Wet" peas. The common method
yesting is to of-bar the row
,al cleo turnplow. Then lift out each
ond class arately with a ground fork,
ay. The the bunch to release the d
ia in the dirt. Two or three rows are
licensing together and curing is very n
nv towns. ter the order commonly foli'
8 follows: windrowing hay. When a CO
I'M Creek. BILE crop is produced they ar
Of. Elm ed in small shocks around q st
Princeton en- in the ground, making thu
80 Judge MacFarlane of Pitts
-orce rrh decided that a shipper who
49, ,,,L3Io IN tho hands O1