The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-07
PEANUT USES THE
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all expenses will be paid Therefore
the committee recommended that an
assessment be made against each crush
ers of cotton seed and peanuts, not eX-
ceeding cents per ton on last season S
receipts to cover the expenses. And that
the treasurer be instructed to draw
drafts Immediately of three cents per
ton and an additional assessment of four
cents per ton as needed. The commuJee
was composed of E. Lamar, G.. +. Nc
Cord and George H. Craig, Jr.
The report of the finance committee
was unanimously adopted. Mr.. Lamar
of Selma was selected to represent the
interests of the association in accor-
dance with the report of the committee
Rev. Middleton S. Barnwtll of Birm
ingham opened the session with prayer
and Charles B. Hervey of the San Car
los Hotel Company announced the en-
tertainment features of the afternoon
a ride on the bay and an auto trip by
the chamber of commerce.
Judge H. T. Benton of Scale, Ala,
who was to have spoken upon the
planting of and cultivation of peanuts
from planters standpoint, was de-
tanned in Chicago and his paper was
read by Dr. Barnwel The ideas adj
eect that the southern farmers spent
too much time and labor in the rails
ing OF cotton, which is now expensive
because of the cost of fertilizer, and
the boil weevil was destructive. Labor
was also expensive Some other crop
had to be found and peanuts were log
ical. 1t required but little, if any fer
tiliZer and not near as much labor.
Women and children aid in raising pea
nuts and the rev reanut acreage has
automatically increased. Judge Benton
told of the great crops of peanuts be-
ing raised and the profits and the little
cultivation required. There have been
failures in planting peanuts because the
farmer didn't know how to put them in
the ground. They should be planted
the ground. They should be planted
dry time in the fall, placed well
drained sandy land with clay subsoil
and nothing but the white Spanish
peanuts should be planted, except for
hogs. They are the heaviest producers
of oil of all the varieties of peanuts
He said he had produced t03 gallons
of oil from a ton of peanuts. If
planted about May IS, they come of
about the middle of September 10 the
first OF October.
he protected from the weather and the
birds by causing the vines to hang
over. Peanuts should be picked by
machinery.
In his paper Judge Benton said that
with the present distribution of oil
mills that handle peanuts and with the
shortage of all kinds of fats making a
demand for peanuts for oil purposes at
price which yields more money thar
does cotton. 1t would seem that pea
nuts is the solution of the problem be-
ing faced by the farmers where it is
impossible to raise cotton on a small
area and where some cash crop must
be found to which this former cotton
acreage can be properly devoted
Judge Benton told of other advan-
tages in raising peanuts. IFS hay. for
instance, and being nutritious as food
Also that he had been told by an ex-
pert that sausage could be made from
bread crumbs, cottage cheese and
peanuts.
Secretary Nc Cord was instructed to
write Judge Benton. thanking him for
his instructive paper.