Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-01-20
SPANISH PEANUTS
SUCCESS IN TEXAS
Worth Millions TO the state and Car
BE Base for Great In
dustry.

state. reaching quite extensive proper.
tons In certain localized sections
where the general character OF the
soil Is sandy.
The Spanish peanut. the variety
most generally grown aud best adapt.
ed to the state OF Texas. is somewhat
smaller In size as compared with the
kind known as the Virginia peanut,
produced In large quantities in Viz.
ginia and adjoining states: however
the difference In size OF the two va.
rieties is practically all encompassed
F., In the size and thickness OF the re-
spective shells. the kernel or edible
portion OF both the two varieties be.
| ing nearly the same. the Virginia nut
being possibly little the larger
Another difference between the two
varieties. and one which Is greatly In
favor OF the Spanish nut In the ulti.
mate development possible OF attain.
ment. is the fact that the oil content
OF the Spanish peanut is greater than
the oil content OF the Virginia kind.
Necessarily. like all infant indus.
tries--whether the same be of a man
ufacturing or OF an agricultural ma
ture-this embryo industry. as the
same refers TO its development In the
state of Texas. must be encouraged
and fostered in every manner posi-.
BILE. to aid in its quick development to
its ultimate place In the list OF the
agricultural products OF the state. as
well as to encourage the manufacture
, OF the peanuts into miscellaneous edi-
Bile products. feed stuffs for work
stock. cattle and hogs and crude and
refined peanut oil for packing various
manufactured food products. such as
sardines. etc. In other words. the
Spanish crop OF Texas as Il stands
today is practically analogous to the
cotton seed crop Of fifteen or twenty
years ago. both as same refers to its
present standing and as II refers to
the development that Is ultimately
possible II the crop is properly en-.
Outraged and fostered.
As stated before. Spanish peanuts
are now grown all over the state. but
the production Is comparatively I'm
tied in quantity. and ere the industry
can be taken hold OF and the nuts
handled in a large commercial way
by manufacturers. who will crush the
nuts and extract the oil and manufac.
ture the residue into peanut cake and
peanut meal. the acreage and quantity
produced must be largely augmented
The present somewhat limited supply.
while ample to take care OF the re
quirements OF the shelters. wholesal.
ers who purchase the unshelled pea.
nuts and sell the shelled nuts to con.
PETITIONERS. etc. and peanut butter
manufacturers. Is by no means sui.
ficiently large TO justify the invest
ment on the part OF mills which will
utilize the peanut crop In enormous
quantities. at reasonable values. In the
production OF crude and refined oil.
aud peanut cake and peanut meal
Strong and energetic work must needs
be exerted. therefore In bringing to
the notice OF the farmers OF the state
OF Texas the great possibilities. both
In the way OF raising peanuts as a
main crop. as well as raising peanuts
as a filler crop. the plant being admir-
ably adapted TO being raised at one
and the same time as corn and SINH.
lar crops. and especially should the
farmers situated In parts OF the state
comprised OF sandy land take vital in.
terest In this crop. as II will without
doubt be the means of putting mum.
berless acres into remuneratiye cult.
walton that otherwise will remain idle
and unproductive. Again. as Is gen
orally known. the statement being
based on actual experiments, the
planting OF peanuts OF tract OF land
improves said land very much. this
being due to the fact that the peanut
vine IL great absorbent OF nitrogen,
which Is very vital element that
ofttimes is lacking in the soil. Fur.
thermore. In addition to the nuts OBJ
tanned from a peanut crop. there Is
also obtained the peanut vine hay.
which product In Its chemical compost.
tion is the equal. we hesitate through
a desire to understate rather than
overstate TO say the superior. OF al.
falfa hay. which we readily admit Is
itself a marvellous crop-those who
have raised peanut hay and feed It to
their stock. will readily back up this
statement; this peanut hay. In a simi-
lar manner to alfalfa. can be converted
into a peanut hay meal. which will
sell rapidly wherever II Is once tried.