. Field crops for the cotton-belt. Agriculture. 442 FIELD CROPS FOR THE COTTON-BELT ing toward the top to shed water. Each stack is usually capped with grass to protect the nuts. 550. Picking. — Peanuts should not be picked from the vines until the pods have become dry and the peas. Fig. 75. — Laborer building a stack of peanut vines, showing method used. Completed stacks in background. firm. A better grade of peanuts will be secured if picking is deferred untU late autumn. The greater part of the crop is picked by hand. Machiaes are in use for picking peanuts. They are profitable where the cr
. Field crops for the cotton-belt. Agriculture. 442 FIELD CROPS FOR THE COTTON-BELT ing toward the top to shed water. Each stack is usually capped with grass to protect the nuts. 550. Picking. — Peanuts should not be picked from the vines until the pods have become dry and the peas. Fig. 75. — Laborer building a stack of peanut vines, showing method used. Completed stacks in background. firm. A better grade of peanuts will be secured if picking is deferred untU late autumn. The greater part of the crop is picked by hand. Machiaes are in use for picking peanuts. They are profitable where the crop is grown extensively. Most machines have a tendency to crack a certain amoimt of the pods. The picked pods should not be exposed to dampness as to do so discolors them and reduces their market Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Morgan, James Oscar. New York, The Macmillan company
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