. Agriculture for beginners. Fig. 161 SECTION XXXVI — PEANUTS This plant is rich in names; the terms ground pea,goober, eartJumt, and pindar, as well as the more generalname of peamtt, being applied to it locally. The peanutis a true legume, and, like other legumes, bears nitrogen-gathering tubercles upon its roots. The fruit, not a realnut but rather a kind of pea or bean, develops from the 174 AGRICULTURE FOR BEGINNERS blossom. After the fall of the blossom, the spike, orflower stalk, pushes its way into the ground, where the nutdevelops. If unable to penetrate the soil, the nut dies. In the
. Agriculture for beginners. Fig. 161 SECTION XXXVI — PEANUTS This plant is rich in names; the terms ground pea,goober, eartJumt, and pindar, as well as the more generalname of peamtt, being applied to it locally. The peanutis a true legume, and, like other legumes, bears nitrogen-gathering tubercles upon its roots. The fruit, not a realnut but rather a kind of pea or bean, develops from the 174 AGRICULTURE FOR BEGINNERS blossom. After the fall of the blossom, the spike, orflower stalk, pushes its way into the ground, where the nutdevelops. If unable to penetrate the soil, the nut dies. In the United States, North and South Carolina, Vir-ginia, and Tennessee have the most favorable climates forpeanut culture. Suitable climate and soil, however, obtain. Fig. 162. A Good Shock from New Jersey to the Mississippi valley. A high, porous,sandy loam is the most suitable. Stiffer soils, while yieldingbetter, injure the color of the nut. Lime is a requisite, andmust be supplied if the soil is deficient. Phosphoric acidand potash are needed. Greater care than is usually bestowed should be givento the selection of the peanut seed. In addition to following FARM CROPS 175 out the principles given in Section XVIII, all musty,defective seeds must be discarded and all frosted kernelsmust be rejected. Before it dries, the peanut seed iseasily injured by frost. The slightest frost on the vines,either before or after the vine is dug, does much harm tothe tender seed. In growing peanuts, thorough preparation of the soil ismuch better than later cultivation. Destroy the crop ofyoung weeds, but do not disturb the peanut crop by latecultivation. Harvest before frost, and shock high to keep the vinesfrom the ground. The average yield of peanuts in the Unit
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