. Cyclopedia of farm crops, a popular survey of crops and crop-making methods in the United States and Canada;. Farm produce; Agriculture. PEANUT PEANUT 515 grown extensively and known as the Carolina, which presents also the running and the bush types of plant. The nuts are of smaller size than the Vir- ginia but not so small as the Spanish. The Spanish nuts are small and of the bush type of plant and yield more than any other variety. (Fig. 737.) For agricultural purposes and for the production of forage the bush habit is a very decided advantage, as it can be more closely planted. In Tennes
. Cyclopedia of farm crops, a popular survey of crops and crop-making methods in the United States and Canada;. Farm produce; Agriculture. PEANUT PEANUT 515 grown extensively and known as the Carolina, which presents also the running and the bush types of plant. The nuts are of smaller size than the Vir- ginia but not so small as the Spanish. The Spanish nuts are small and of the bush type of plant and yield more than any other variety. (Fig. 737.) For agricultural purposes and for the production of forage the bush habit is a very decided advantage, as it can be more closely planted. In Tennessee, two or three varieties of nuts have been developed, one of which is worthy of mention, in that it produces a kernel carrying a very red skin which renders' it especially attractive. This is known as the Tennessee Eed, but,is not generally recog- nized as a distinct variety or catalogued by seedsmen. Culture. Seeds.—One of the most important points in connection with the cultivation of pea- nuts is the proper selection of seed. Only seed from vigorous, productive plants should be planted. Those persons who give special attention to this point are liberally rewarded for their attention. The result of planting a miscellaneous collection of seed is an indif- ferent stand and a corresponding yield. While the general practice is to employ shelled nuts for planting, in some instances Spanish nuts, and the larger varieties as well, are planted in the hulls ; but a less uniform stand of plants is secured when this practice is followed. The more perfect stand of vines resulting from the use of shelled nuts is sufficient to warrant the expense and trouble of shelling. This work should be done very care- fully, so as not to crack the kernels or to break the thin skin which covers them. The work of shelling is most satisfactorily done by hand, but in recent years a considerable quantity of the seed, of the Spanish variety particularly, is secured from the factories where it is shelle
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