Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-06-05

A great deal OF interest IS being EVIL
denced in the cultivation of SOY beans
this year This is due "a the fact
that there is a belief IN many sections
that the boil weevil will cut down the
Yield % cotton considerably. thereby
lessening the amount OF seed available
for crushing purposes. Farmers are
therefore naturally Interested In trying
10 secure a satisfactory substitute 10
grow in the place OF cotton as money
crop and which can be sold TO advantage
10 the oil mills for the production OF
oil ana meal In the southern part OF
the state and along the gulf coast. gen
orally speaking. il seems 10 have been
,,u1ts- we'll demonstrated that some OF
the varieties OF Spanish peanuts can De
grown as a substitute for cotton VITA
success. and that where reasonaoie
.prtces for the nuts prevail. the farmer
can secure about the same pront per
mere as he has been obtaining from
cotton The peanut produces large
amount OF oil per ton and the OIL Is OF
the choicest quality The crushed nuts
,ny SuIls make a very satisfactory
foodsturg: hence a satisfactory crop
seems 10 have been found for all tnaI
section Of the south embracing the
coastal plains area ~
The question now dsvolveS on whether
the peanut can or should be grown on
the lands OF the Piedmont territory
which are adpted 10 the growth OF cot
ton. and which the weevil Is now ih.Su-
suv with force. particularly IN Ala
hama and Georgia This peanut is best
adapted to rather a light SANDY SOIL
THE climatic conditions prevailing IN
the coastal plains region are 10 us
liking The heavy red lands OF the
piedmont section are not so wei aoapt-
ed TO it's development because OF me- -
heavy texture and their tendency 70
stain the nuts an undesirable color.
Is probably true that as large .z
can be obtained I'm many Instances IN
~. piedmont section as in the hghter
coils OF the coastal plains area, put Il
~aans fairly we'll established that the
growth OF this crop cannot be prOhlO ~
with the same degree OF success IN nc
,,orthern mart OF the cotton belt as haS
attended it's cultivation in the sou'nei II
part -. ..-r,.r ,,,rn
What. therefore. may the farmer luILl
n as satisfactory substitute 10 sIo"
:, N, Mace Of peanuts2 the answer
- ,-,-,.5fatsIv SOW beams crop extern
si,-sI,- ana commercially grown TOT
-.,-s q, Nauchuria and other great ag-
rfruIturaI areas of the far east lhls
croD has also been grown win sO 1s
.1rress in various parts OF lhe -
-Ststes- including the south IL has oee ~
r,{sad commercially in some seCIiOns
North Carolina, particularly IN ths 80.
ity Of Wilmington where the seeuS Nc y
shasn crushed satisfactoriIyS pS -
mill and a superior quaiilS y. ,,sal
.-t-.S "a also a fine grade OF meal
.rL.-a gs NO reason. therefore. why inns
-ron should not be grown tnrous nous
III ths vast section IN QuesAioH -.
s.tisfactIon as substitute Tor
80 81 mills can use the prOouct 60 ,
,sfactorfIy and will apparently oe q -
demand for the nuts AT wnal i -.
1taV-ad will he a reasonable pIiSe "
Droducer. II seems adNisaOIe -
rsst. therefore. that consiuei ...tior
- ~ farmers in the PledmOIie -,
NS.,,Id sxDeriment more or less VIZ.
-, b..ns the present year that ne
- tacor,e acquainted with theli nc enc,
.-tsrtstics and the best methous u
ffvation TO follow tbere
a. e. case OF all other crops, there
large number OF varieties nov y.
- market. many OF which 40
-, 10 rossess any special merit =
,,-,tb SOW beans have been conuuS Cse1,.a
,bs demonstration field OF the -se
~ Agriculture. at Athens lOl
- nsst The largest yield Ootalteu
Yeas 800 of three years was with
-, a. known as Virginia or els DUST
- ~ acre. The highest yield ever
oht.S,ed with this variety was 90
bushels and the lowest ll-S '..,-
T,I.,1- bas stood second on the list Win
=, .,-arape WELD OF 15-4l sbusheis- Inc
St.h.st yield obtained from this var
tsty vas es.S bushels and the lowest
~ bushels. Mammoth yellow has MADE
an average yield Of las bushels; the
,.--.s, vieId obtained from this variety
81 a bushels. other varieties Which
1,svs made an average of Il bushels OF
more are Wilson and Pekin- SeVeraI
varieties have made yield between 10
znd Ia bushels. They are haverianu'
brown and TarheeI. The Black shang-
hal has also made very good ylelo'
though IL has only been tested for TWO