The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-10-01
{ curfng and stacISing.


/ should be left lying on the GROUND
for a few hours or jst sonE enongn
1 to wilt. This will require from
i two to six hours, depending upon the
weather conditions When the vines
! have wffted they are shaken from
the soil and taken up by hand OF
/ fork and piled In circle around the
! stackfne pole. This circle should be
\ large enough to allow the stacker
plenty of room to work Inc
poles used should be about seven Feet
| long and large enough to support
small stack. Set the poles between
| the peanut rows and bring up hve OF
| six rows OF peanuts to each STACK
row. Put the poles in the ground
about fifteen to eighteen inches deep
and nail on two cross pieces eight
to ten inches from the ground. Tnese
pieces may be any scraps OF lumber
| of twelve to eighteen inches In
length. start the stack by dividing
few punches of peanuts and hang
ing them over the ends OF the cross
pieces. This keeps the nuts off the
ground and the stack high In the
middle, insuring drainage of of the
water. The vines are stacked with
the nuts to the pole so as to prevent
exposure to the weather Of the pods
and injury by birds Near the top or
the pole the stack is drawn to u
point and capped with a bunch OIL
grass or weeds.
In some sections the vines are al
lowed to cure on the ground ana
ithen-raked up into piles and stacked
in much the same way as cowpea
hay is cured. This is bad practice
because the nuts dry out too quickly
causing them to shrivel, and those
on the outside of the stack turn
black. For first class product the
nuts must be cured slowly and with
out exposure to the weather Stack
ing by hand, as described, is the best
method and should be followed when
the nuts arc intended for market.
Saving Seed Peanuts.
1t is a good plan to select the SEED
for the next years planting, at the
time the peanuts are dug Selec.
vines with large number OF Wen
filled pods clustered around the base
with pods along the branches usuai.
ly has a large percentage of pops
or poorly filed pods. Stack the SEED
peanuts separately and pick off the
nuts by hand to- prevent cracking or
breaking of the pods. Store the
seed in dry place, preferably whers
there is no danger of freezing
Picking or Threshing.
The peanuts should be allowed TO
STAY in the stack for four OF hve
weeks before being removed from the
vines. During this period the NUS
are curing slowly and without snIN
cling or moulding. In removlnS
peanuts from the vines three ineln
DDS are employed. Hand picking 10
still followed when small 1890
is grown. but under most condltlohs
a machine should be used In
ginia a peanut picker "a machine us- !
signed especially for this purpose Is
most generally used There are sS t
era1 types of pickers on the marN ~
and it is question or choice as -
which one to use. AS rule the type
of machine already IN use N -.
comn1nnity will have to be employed
hy the club members. The ordinary
Grain thresher, with special GYM
der for peanuts, is also used IN
some sections. Whatever method Is
used 1T is important to nave .ns
nuts removed with as little oreaklhs
of the pods as possible and TO nave !,
nuts we'll cleaned. 4,,a
After removing the nuts from the
,;pas thew should be recleaned IL
much dirt and trash is found. Place
the nuts in standard peanut bags
which hold about four buShels Oh
Snanish nuts. These bags should be
ciean and uniform in shape. store
the peanuts in a dry building away
from mice and rats, until ready LOT
market. Do not put the nuts on the
market during the rush of the selling
season as the price is usually low at
that time.
If you will follow these directions
carefully, you will not only ooIala
marketable peanuts but Will also
secnre a large qantity of fine hay
rich in protein. In addition to this
YOU will increase the fertility of your
soil by leaving in the ground the
roots of the peanuts with their nj
trogen nodules.