The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-02-26
PEANUTS a PAYING CROP
.dIlor NeMa. Clnrendon. Tex.

I Dear Sir, FROM our earliest rec
objection until a few years ago, thu
average Texas farmer associated ths
name -'Peanut' with county fairs, cir
cuses, etc. Today their value to the
average farmer is a leading subject
in all our farm papers.
by reading and observation. the
writer has been fully convinced there
Is nothing that would pay the farm
ers along the Denver lines a greater
interest on the Investment than a
few acres of peanuts. First, the pea
nut l. recognized as great drouth'
resisting plant, as shown In almost
every Instance where It was planted
last year Second that they are
adapted 70 every soil and climate IN
Texas, has been proven by the fact
that you can find them growing in
East. North and South Texas you
can End them growing on the S,ased
Plains.
believe that every acre OF az
ricultural land adjacent to the Denver
lines would produce peanuts IN prof.
table quantities. There is something
more 20 peanuts today than the nick
81 bag OF roasted peanuts bought on
the street corner
The hog has entered into compe-
tItion with man In the consumption
of peanuts, and experiment stations
OF more than one state claim that
peanuts as flesh producers are worth
IS cents per bushel when hogs are
worth cents pound, and slol per
bushel when porkcrs worth 5 cents
per pound
Cattle aud horses eat peanut has
and thrive on u as well ms they do
on the choicest alfalfa. IN 1873, Il j.
said that stephens county. Oklahoma.
produced 100000 worth OF peanuts.
the nuts being worth 100000 and the
hay worth 100000. This may be-
overdrawn. but we know that Texas
farmers have received around 900
per bushel FOR an peanuts offered
this season
The short feed croD all over the
Southwest has caused prices on al
kinds " hay 10 reach unheard-oi lev
II. W, ,,..rt -. a,,,f.uf-. -. foot
that the farmer who had few acres
planted IN peanuts last season Is dol
lars ahead Of the man who neglected
10 plant this sure and payins crop.
The great increasing demand for pes
nuts for commercial purposes win IN.
sure he maintenance o. The present
prices or Increase the same so our
farmers may plant and rest assured
that the cry OF over-productlon u
peanuts will not rine in their ears
this fall
Preparing Seed Beds
The land should be prepared just
the same as for corn or cotton-turn-
I'd and well narrowed. This should
be done AS early as possible After
zach rain. between breaking and
planting. The land should be either
or disced lightly The very
coarse sandy soil win not stand har
owing. FOR 10 do 50, We would cause
he land 70 blow
Time 20 plant
BEGINNING on the south end ~ The /
Denver tines. mink about ipril 18Th f.
md make II days later for everf I
hundred miles north. This D. based .
IN au ayeraee senson. Peanuts re-
Iulre as little work as any spring
'ron. Every operation in their c1lti
uiion can be- done by machinery
ma require no tedious cultivation
some farmers complain that they are
inable ~ get o stand Of peanuts. on
ccount of mice. molcs. gophers, etc
How 20 Secure a Stand
First get good seed. hand pick
hem and plant none but full plump
nd light golden pods. u YOU have
N scre 10 plant, get Z bushels Of
oed. take q Decent bar OF any good
anndre SOAP. dissolve IN gallon OF
'oliinl water and ada hplut OF yer.
sene and stir for 10 minutes. Have
onr peanuts IN q barrel or tub. then
al enough cold water 70 your NIB
ure 20 just cover the peanuts. You
WI have 10 weight the peanuts down.
ioak peanuts for one and q hRlf IN
WI Gays. Take them our and plant
n moist soil. and YOU WIN have
tand IN from three 20 I'VE days, and
an rest assured that no mouse. rat.
opher crow or other pest win rob
our seed bed
We make this appeal 20 our farm
rs. for We believe thar u u TO their
interest 70 plant AZ least small