Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-03-20
Raising Peanuts on a Profitable
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Raising Peanuts on a Profitable
Basis
S. F., The Rock, Ga, writes: 1 have
about twenty acres of thin, sandy, gray
land that l am thinking of planting in
peanuts What variety would you rec
ommend? Would like for you to give
me information regarding the prepare
ton of the land and the cultivation and
fertilization Of the crop.
Peanuts should do as well on gray,
sandy land as any crop you can
plant. They like a rather light, por-
Gus soil and, If given the proper OPP
portunity should make you a good re-
turn.t The White Spanish is one of
the best, varieties to plant for sale
to the oil mill or grazing down by
hogs. If you were cultivating this
crop with the idea of selling the pea
nuts to street vendors, then a large
podded sort could be grown to ad-
vantage, such as the Tennessee,
North Carolina or Virginia Run
ming varieties. y
Peanuts may be planted at any
season of the year after the ground
is sufficiently warm to cause rapid
termination. A fairly liberal use Of
seed is to be commended. The plant
ing may, of course be done by hand
or by machinery. We prefer the lat
ter method. The rows should be from
twenty-four to thirty-six inches
apart. Soaking the peanuts so as
to soften the outer hull is an advan-
tage.
When planting the peanuts, we
should use from two to three hun
dred pounds of acid phosphate per
acre. This material may be put I'M
der the drill row at the time OF
planting the peanuts. Some potash
can often be used to advantage as
We'll. 1t is generally considered good
practice to lime land intended for
peanuts We advise you to scatter
LOO pounds Of the raw crushed rock
over the surface of the land you in
tend! to plant in peanuts as soon as
you@ca secure the material and do
the work. The lime should not be
mixed with the fertilizer. Scatter it
over the surface of the ground and
cover it into the soil with a harrow.
Balancing of Cotton Fertilizer J
n. S. r., Girard, Ga, writes: 1 want
to plant about seven acres in cotton on
sandy land. 1 have fifteen sacks Of
s,2-2 fish guano and four sacks of
! to mix it together and put it down be-
fore planting? We had a few boil
weevils last year.
Under the circumstances, we sug-
gest that you mix all the fertilizer
you have together. Divide into seven
equal parts and apply this amount
to each acre of land. We would put
the fertilizer under the drill row for
cotton. Even after you have done
this, you will only be supplying about
fifteen pounds of nitrogen per acre,
sixteen pounds of phosphoric acid
and four pounds Of potash. This is
light fertilization for cotton in the
face of boil weevil conditions. We
would like to see the nitrogen in
creased and the phosphoric acid as
we'll. There is no objection to put
ting all of the nitrate of soda under
the drill row at the time of planting
the cotton. 1t will be taken UP soon
enough to prevent loss of any ap-
preciable amount of it by washing or
teaching. Early planting, liberal fer
tiIization and rapid cultivation are
three matters to be kept constantly
in mind in fighting the weevil. Pick
ing the insects out of the buds and
the picking up of the fallen squares
later on are essential matters.
Is Sucking wind a Breakable Habit?
IF. K D., Reepsville, N. c., writes:
Is there any way to break a horse from
sucking wind? She seems all right
otherwise and is a good worker, but /!