Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-12-19
PEANUTS. :

The boil weevil is on the job IN Noxu-
bee county. That fact 10 now undis-
puted. What can we plant next year
that will be profitable? Along with
other crcrs, let Us consider the peanut.
In other sections it has been friend in
time of need. Ii will be here. 1t is
not the purpose of this article to de-
tract in the least from the glory of
King Corn. Neither would we pluck
the sm lest gem fror n. won
crown "a Queer Aa4tAS. When condi-
tions are right they both do nobly here.
On much of our soils, under present
conditions, Spanish peanuts will give
better results than either. On thin,
sandy land that will not produce more
than 10 bushels of corn per acre. white
Spanish peanuts produce from twenty
to thirty-fve bushels of nuts worth
over one dollar per bushel on the mar
ket, ard from one-half to one ton of
vines, equal in feeding value tc good clo-
yer hay, and greedily eaten by horses,
mules and cattle. On good, sandy land,
red table land, post oak or black prai-
rie land they will produce from forty
bushels per acre up. No one knows the
limit. Over 400 bH Us of measured
nuts have been produce Non an acre.
In Noxubee county tins year very
small spot in an extra good patch of
peanuts did yield peanuts at the rate of
over 500 bushels ger acre by actual
measurement. We realize that that
statement is almost enough to lash the
pessimistic knocker into a frantic and
foaming fury. Any one caring to in
vestigate the same will be referred to
three reliable eye witnesses-no Ana
MAS club members included. On ordi-
nary post oak or sandy land from thirty
five to seventy-fve bushels of nuts and
from one half to one ton of hay per
acre can easily be produced. The larger
yields give US glimpse of the possibil-
ties of peanut culture in Noxubee coun-
ty. The peanut, to do well. requires
lime. Our soils have it. They will not
do we'll where too much lime exists and
they should not be planted on the gray
soils.
Peanut kernels contain almost three
times as much protein and eleven times
as much fat as corn. No wonder that
the Arkansas Experiment Station re-
ports the production of 1880 pounds of
pork from one acre of peanuts as
against 436 pounds from an acre of
corn.
The entire peanut plant has feeding
value equal to the same weight CT
shelled corn. Therefore, thirty five
bushels of peanuts and 1900 pounds of
hay would be equal in feeding value to
to fifty bushels of corn.
In Indiana, land that will produce fif-
ty bushels of corn per acre is worth SEQ
per acre. Here we can produce pea
nuts and vines equal in feeding value o
fifty bushels of corn on land valued at
from $40 to $50 per acre
There is no better feed for mules do
ing hard work than peanuts and they
like them better than corn. The entire
peanut plant is almost balanced ration
for the dairy COW.
The demand for peanuts and peanut
products is increasing rapidly and the
future of the industry looks bright in
deed The highest authorities on the
peanut aver that there is not likely to
be any over-production of peanuts for
at least several years to come. During
the past year we have talked with many
peanut raisers of Mississippi and Ala
bama and without any exception they
are pleased with the. results of their eff
forts in peanut production and are en-
thusiastic about the crop. We planted
fifty acres this year and are pleased and
encouraged by the results. 1t is one of
the surest crops that can be raised.
Plant peanuts.
That's the crop;
They keep comm
Never stop
Peanuts!
Sandy land?
Yes, post oak too,
Both hold worlds
OF wealth for you.
Form your plans
And put em through
Plant peanuts,
Has the weevil
Hit you hard?
Got your beaten