Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-05
Third, winter grazing.

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Now, let us see what relation the
harvested crop of peanuts has to
supplying these needs. Peanut meal
contains from IS to AZ per cent pro-
| tein, according to the methods of
crushing.
First. it is generally conceded that
a pound of peanut meal is equal to
a pound of peanuts in the hull for
pork production. A bushel of white
| Spanish peanuts contains approx
mately one gallon of oil which is not
beneficial but rather detrimental to
| the hog. BY harvesting the crop and
| selling and buying back the meal or
trading for meal, farmer usually
| gets back from 5000 to 1000 pounds
| of meal for ton of nuts or one and
a half to two times as much food
value as was contained in the nuts
and releases for commercial purposes
about rs. to so gallons of the most
desirable oil to be found on the mar
| ket for human consumption. The
peanut meal thus obtained will fur
nish a cheaper supply of protein food
than can be obtained otherwise and
one which, if the fiber is removed by
boiling, may be fed even to small
pigs in the proper proportion with
out any detrimental effect as has
been proven by many field tests car
ried on by pig club boys and farm
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secures for. the farmer much lar
ger supply of protein feeds that can
be easily stored away and utilized as
needed throughout the year. In graz
ing the crop we usually find the sup
ply of feed given out before the hogs
are in a marketable condition and no
provision made to supply them with
the necessary feed to finish them,
and, in consequence, the farmer is
obliged to sacrifice on price and
quality at a season Of the year when
prices are usually low.
Second, 1t has been found that at
least SO per cent of the ration may
be peanut meal and still produce firm
pork. This, in itself, is worthy of
grave consideration on the part Of
fed pork is oily and commands a
price much less than firm pork
Third, green winter grazing crops
are very essential for profitable pork
production and on many farms
where the peanut crop is harvested
great need. Where peanuts are har-
vested the farmer is able to plant
this land in an early winter grazing
crop of, oats, rye, or rape or a; COM
bination of these crops, which will
add greatly to the condition of his
By pasturing this land during the
fall and winter and following with a
corn and velvet bean crop he is in
creasing the fertility of the soil
rather than depicting it, which would
be the result from a. one-crop system
of farming and will largely overcome
the objection of removing the pea
nut vines from the land. In harvest
ing the peanut crop the vines are
secured for hay and if properly han
died and stacked an article of forage
equal to alfalfa in feeding value and
of sufficient cash value to more than
pay all expenses of harvesting and
marketing the crop is obtained.
The successful farmer will plan on
marketing the bulk of his crop
through his 1iye stock, returning
much of the plant food removed
from the soil in producing these
crops back to the land in manure OBJ
tanned from his animals.
S. w. HIATT,
Publicity and Field Agent, South
eastern Peanue Association. "a IL
Luckie ST., Atlanta, Ga.