The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-01-27
TEXAS PEANUT INDUSTRY.
IT'S CULTIVATION AS A CROP AND
ITS VALUE.
me "HOGGMG DOWN" SYSTEM
Some Farmers Have Reported ~
Much AZ Forty Bushels Per Acre.
A Great Hog Fattenes.

College Station, Tex.-C. NJ. Evans
superintendent OF agricultural extern
sion, Agricultural and Mechanical
College Of Texas, College Station
Texas, says: :
In q number Of sections of the state
this year peanuts have been grown
quite extensively and have yielded
under proper cultivation as high as
IS bushels per acre. The section of
the state growing the largest acreage
this year is probably the sandy Sec
ton around Cisco, Cross Plains, Ris.
ing Star and DeLeon, and although
this was dry season. q number Of
farmers have reported more than "a
bushels per acre Of thrashed peanuts.
At the present prices Of nuts this
makes a very profitable cash crop.
The most profitable system Of har
vesting peanuts. however, is by the
''hogging down. system. using nova.
BE hurdle fences. By using 1x4 lum.
Der and making the hurdles twelve
feet long and 20 inches high you can
build enough Of this movable fenc,
ing for few dollars to fence one.
eighth Of an acre. A man can load
this on Q wagon-go out and fence
an eighth Of an acre in two hours.
After the hogs have harvested this
patch it IL an easy matter and takes
less time than two hours to switch
the hurdles over, fencing the next
patch. BY this method OF cashing the
crop. experiments have shown that
you can get 81 per bushel in pork
value when hogs are selling at pres
ent prices. While hogs can and will
DO fine on peanuts alone. you will get
better results by feeding = little corn,
milo maize or kaffir corn to balance
he ration in connection with the pea
nuts.
II the spanish variety is planted
he vines stand upright and before |
with the hogs you can 90 |
n with an ordinary mower and cut |
rom one to two tons Of hay per acre.
This hay when properly cured 10
'Qual to second grade alfalfa hay and
t present prices Of feeding stuffs
hould sell for from $1s to $50 per
on. II q system Of stock farming is
ollowed the hay crop can be made to
ay for the expense Of producing the
rop.
Peanuts prefer sand. and though
hey do we'll on rich land. will still
lake q profitable crop on quite thin
oil
Peanuts are very hard on land Il
vesything IL removed; however, II
10 hogging down method 10 used the
'rtilizer In tho soil will be maintain
and often actually increased. The
ortton Of the plant which adds fer.
lity to the soil 10 the little knots or
odules found on the roots Of the
rowing plants. These knots contain
bactsriA which have the
,wer Of taking fertilizer (nitrogen)
ON the air and fixing Il In the soil.
his makes peanuts good croD 10
tate With cotton and corn. Il II II
Dsired 70 harvest the nuts Tor thrash. ,
3 this should Be done By running {
shallow sweep or pillow underneath .
. nuts. cutting the roots % - 70 :
I'VE most o. these nodules IN tie /
ound. Peanuts % not DO veil 4
Asrs cotton diea - bacterial diop a
% knovn - The cotton root rot af. n
10 then the came - u does cotton,
lAl1A. sweet DotAtese. etc.
PoAnuts are enc q the best dry
rnins crops and ea1 b grown prof. .
bly, in any pars q the state except =
Dbably O sticky black soils. Il 3
No 70 moisture Gnough u the ground :. :.
the spring 70 hrias The plants up :,
y viii stand the drought I'll sum !"
" and then sst . crop ~ nuts u =
ificisnt rains come du5i1S ~ late
miner or fall.
70 aid In securing q stand In . dry
ling It - best % seah the nuts In ~ =,
, shell a hours before planting. -
mt the whole nut and II you are a.
ublcd With molsa or goDhsrS Il 10 y
i 70 soak the SEED In q kerosene -
y emulsion. This can b made % -,
lows: :"
Dissolve all the soap possible In ~
ling water. While the water u
hot stir in kerosene oil AZ long ~
emulsifies or until free oil 10 seen >,
ltin8 on top Of the mixture. No e1'
. oil should be on top Of the mix -
.. 20 this will weaken the seed. ~