Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-03-10

will have the hay left when the nuts
are sold, but it will probably take the
value of the hay to restore the fertility
to the land, a loss which grazing by
hogs has not removed. 1t seems to be
a we'll stablished fact that where
nuts and hay are removed the peanuts
are as hard on the land as any other
crop that is usually produced. On the
other hand. where the hogs are graZed
on the land, there is probability of
not only maintaining. but or increasing
it's producing power.
1t was the consensus of opinion of
the people interviewed that it would be
n mistake to put up a mill for the
production of peanut oil only, as an or
binary oil mill can handle peanuts as
well as cotton seed. oil mills do not
have a long operating season, and pea
ruts can probably be used to increase
it. thus enhancing the mill investment
by decreasing overhead expenses. Mills
put in now for peanut oil production
would in the long run probably have to
turn to other lines of work or at least
combine with others. For the present
at least. it seems a mucn better bust
ress proposition for the local oil mills
to handle any peanuts produced rather
than establish mills on the basis OF
present high-priced oil. If local mills,
for various reasons, are not In posi-
ton to handle the business, II would
be we'll to correspond with the Sea Island
Cotton Oil company, of Charleston, 5.
c., or the Universal Oil company, of
Wilmington, N. c., as both of these
mills are in the business.
An opportunity that should not be
overlooked Is in supplying the local
edible trade. Farmers will probably
have to put the nuts into marketable
condition, as at present we have no
mills in Georgia that are making
business of this particular line of work.
but there is no reason, as this trade
becomes established, why mills Tor
cleaning and Smelling should not be
provided. AS much of the crop as the
trade will take care of should be mar
keted in this way.
The next best opportunity in dispos-
ing of peanuts seems to be in hog pro-
duction. This combines maintenance
of fertility with an income that would
at least pay operating expenses, with
fair chance of making reasonable
profit from securing more than 200
pounds of pork per acre. A further
profit might be brought about by sup
plementing peanuts with a feed that
will improve the quality and increase
quantity of meat produced.
That there is now at least a limited
opportunity in the production of pea
nuts for oil for those who are not in
position to Craze the peanuts on with
hogs, is unquestioned This will GER
tainly last as long as present market
conditions in oil prevail.
If the producer of peanuts can con-
tract ahead for IS cents per bushel or
above, he can figure a profit of some
thing like Is cents per bushel based
on forty bushels per acre at average
cost of production. If contracts cannot
be made ahead for a definite price,
wherever possible, the farmer should
be in a position to Craze the nuts off
with hogs, in case the price of nuts at
harvest time does not make it profitable
to put them on the market.
The estimates made above for the
profitable production Of pork are based
on 200 pounds of pork per acre. There
are a good many reports of as much as
1000 pounds Of pork per acre on pea
nuts, but 200 pounds can safely be
taken as the minimum. If 500 to 500
pounds of pork can be obtained it will
give a larger profit than peanuts at 10
cents sold to the oil mill.
One of the main differences between
grazing hogs. and selling nuts to the
mill is the maintenance of the fertility
of. the land This Is a most important
factor and it should be clearly kept in
mind that where hay and nuts are all
removed the land will depreciate in
crop-producing power. Where the hogs
Craze the peanuts the land should in
crease in crop-producing power.
HOW TO PLANT CELERY.
H. T. B.. Stuekey, Ca, writes: How
should celery be planted and cultivated, and
on what kind of soil does &c do bestf
wish 10 plant a half acre in celery and
half acre in broom corn. What will the
seed cost?
Celery seed should be sown in March
or April I'm drills eight to ten inches
apart. Make a fine seed bed of y
rich soil Cover one-fourth OF an inch.
When the plants are four inches high
cut off the tops. This makes them
stocky. Transplant ia July or even as
late as October. August and Septem-
Der paintings generally do best. To pre-
pare a bed throw out the dirt to a
depth of six inches. four or five inches
wide, and put in three or four inches of
well-rotted manure, dig In we'll, and
cover with fine soil. Set the plants five
to six inches apart and press the soil
firmly. Earth up two or three times
when the plants are large enough. but