The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-12-29

1t is long way back in history to
the first little peanut plot, cultivated
by slave labor in the James river set
tlement of Virginia, to the present gil
gantic American peanut industry Yet,
the contrast strikingly illustrates the
progress of this lowly "goober" in
conquering the appetite of man and
beast
Fresh roasted peanuts, five sack, !"
is eternally associated with the gilt
tering tinsel of that first circus with
its clowns, elephants and acrobats. AS
a matter of fact the peanuts consum-
ed in all the great tent shows rowing
over America today would hardly
make a hole in the annual harvest OF
single county in North Carolina or
Texas writes Earle w. Gage in Penn
sylvania Grit.
Few farm crops have experienced
such a rapid growth in acreage, pro-
duction and demand as has the pea
nut during the past few years. I'm
known commercially before 1870, the
lowly peanut gradually took its place
in the farm program of a score of
southern states until today as high as
65, 100000 bushels are harvested in
single season, which, with the forage,
i is valued at $150,000O0O.
Demand Exceeds Supply.
That these millions of bushels of
peanuts fall far short of answering the
increasing demand is a hint as to the
popularity of the humble "goober,"
not alone in this country, but in many
! foreign lands. Learned chemists are
daily seeking new ways to utilize pea
nuts.
The use of peanuts in the manufact-
ure OF delicious CONNECTIONS is respon-
sible for the demand for several mil
lion bushels. Both chemists and ag-
ricultural experts agree that the pea
nut. although presently occupying a
large place in our farm program, IS
vet in its infancy compared with the
role it is destined to play.
The peanut crop is valuable one
in many ways. AS food for the hui
man family and for feeding live stock
if ranks very high. The hay wines
without nuts) is nearly equal to altal-
"a hay in feeding value. The whole
plant (vine and nuts) contains more
protein than wheat bran and TOUR
times as much fat as corn. The nuts
contain a high per cent OF protein ana
loi1 and are superior for fattening hogs
and the animals harvest the crop WIN
out any labor or expense to the 1arih-
Peanut oil has become one OF the
greatest factors in relation to the com
liberalization OF the peanut crop
More vegetable oil is produced III
Narsei1les, France, than in any other
CIV in the world. Fifty mills with
} 600 presses produce annually 40O,000
barrels OF edible peanut oil ana ~ ~
lOO0 600 gallons OF non-edlble oIis. nc
neanuts consumed by these great iac7
tories are imported from China, AFRICA
Ind India. There is not a soap-maklng
concern in the United States that does
moi envy France her peanut oil induS-
~, for the French use the greater
80 ri the non-edible oil N soap
,,,al,;no il being the basis OF the Ia
, .,,no,s 7Castle soap. OF which we an
m mail import more than Sl,ooooVO
"0i 49, Future in Oil Related.
II the peanut possessed no other tr
,oss;bilifv save its oil it would lace
! wonderful future. Peanut OIL IS one
- tbc most important OF the Worlu
f1od oils Each year we import iaolo
mana l9an and Japan, since our domestic domestic
in ,il,a has not developed in proper
Hon 70 the home demand.
'2 The principal by-prodqct q 9bo the m peal
,,I' is a very valuable iced .sa co ms
f E,' is high in protein and tat I. G 5sed
msnds high pr;ce and .. can De %i, bee
i ior ali classes OF live stock Wi''0"'
producing i'll effects. ,...;on Of nea-