. The Peanut, the unpredictable legume; a symposium. Peanuts; Peanuts. 200 THE PEANUT—THE UNPREDICTABLE LEGUME some of the peanuts are dug before the crop is entirely ripe and the last of the crop is dug after the crop is over-ripe. Usually it is more difficult to determine when to harvest runner pea- nuts than is the case with Spanish. The runner peanut may set a crop of fruit and if conditions become favorable, a new crop of fruit is set on the ends of the vines. When such a condition occurs, it is necessary to decide whether to harvest in order to save the first crop of fruit or to delay ha
. The Peanut, the unpredictable legume; a symposium. Peanuts; Peanuts. 200 THE PEANUT—THE UNPREDICTABLE LEGUME some of the peanuts are dug before the crop is entirely ripe and the last of the crop is dug after the crop is over-ripe. Usually it is more difficult to determine when to harvest runner pea- nuts than is the case with Spanish. The runner peanut may set a crop of fruit and if conditions become favorable, a new crop of fruit is set on the ends of the vines. When such a condition occurs, it is necessary to decide whether to harvest in order to save the first crop of fruit or to delay harvest and save the second crop. If the second crop appears to be the larger, it is usually better to delay harvest and save the later crop. The pods that were formed early will be left in the soil, but these can be utilized by hogs, and therefore are not lost. There are many types of machines used in digging pea- nuts that work satisfactorily. None of the machines are ef- ficient unless the crop is free of grass and weeds, which clog the implements and make digging difficult. The most common type of imple- ment used in digging bunch- type peanuts is a mold board plow with a long point at- tached. This cuts the main root and loosens the soil. For runner peanuts a long flat bar sharpened and at- tached to a cultivator is used to run underneath the vines. Peanut-digging plows with finger like bars that lift the vines from the soil are in use. Many of the modern diggers are of a 2-row tractor-drawn type. Another type of digger, somewhat like a potato digger, is coming into use. This implement lifts and shakes the vines, and leaves them on top of the ground—all in one operation. A more recent type of digger, when tractor-drawn, lifts, shakes and puts together two rows at a time, leaving the vines on top of the ground. After the peanuts are plowed up, they are allowed usually to wilt for 2 to 8 hours before they are stacked. It is customary to windrow the peanuts to facilitate st
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