. The encyclopedia of practical horticulture; a reference system of commercial horticulture, covering the practical and scientific phases of horticulture, with special reference to fruits and vegetables;. Gardening; Fruit-culture; Vegetable gardening. 1576 ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PRACTICAL HORTICULTURE of peanuts. A mixture which contains from two to four per cent of available nitrogen, five to seven per cent of avail- able phosphoric acid, and six to ten per cent of potash is desirable; this should be applied at the rate of from 200 to 1,000 pounds to the acre, according to the needs of the land. Mos
. The encyclopedia of practical horticulture; a reference system of commercial horticulture, covering the practical and scientific phases of horticulture, with special reference to fruits and vegetables;. Gardening; Fruit-culture; Vegetable gardening. 1576 ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PRACTICAL HORTICULTURE of peanuts. A mixture which contains from two to four per cent of available nitrogen, five to seven per cent of avail- able phosphoric acid, and six to ten per cent of potash is desirable; this should be applied at the rate of from 200 to 1,000 pounds to the acre, according to the needs of the land. Most growers follow the practice of scattering the fertilizer in a narrow strip where the row is to be planted, but for the general good of the land it is a better plan to sow or drill the fertilizer broadcast. In all cases it is im- portant that the fertilizer be thoroughly mixed with the soil. Importance of Lime in tlie Soil In order to insure the proper filling and ripening of the pods, peanuts require an abundance of lime in the soil. Where the soil is of a calcareous nature, con- taining limestone, shells, or lime in its more active form, it may be necessary to make a regular application, but on soils that are deficient in lime or in- clined to be in the least sour, from 1,000 to 2,000 pounds of fresh-burned lime should be applied to an acre every four or five years. The lime should not be put on at the same time as the commercial fertilizers, but rather during the previous autumn, or at the time of plowing the land. Wood ashes are desirable as a fer- tilizer for peanuts, as they contain both potash and lime. Unleached wood ashes may be applied broadcast at the rate of 1,000 to 1,200 pounds, 25 to 30 bushels to the acre. The presence on the land of certain weeds, such as the common sorrel and the sedges (which have three-cornered stems), indicates sourness and insufficient drainage; to correct this an application of lime will be necessary in addition to ditching or tile drain
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