Agriculture for beginners . tiff soils injure the color of the nut. Limeis a necessity and must be supplied if the soil is acid and potash are needed. Greater care than is usually bestowed should be given tothe selection of the peanut seed. In addition to followingthe principles given inSection XVIII, all musty,defective seeds must beavoided and all frostedkernels must be it dries, the pea-nut seed is easily injuredby frost. The slightestfrost on the vines, eitherbefore or after the plantsare dug, does much harmto the tender seed. In growing peanuts,thoroug
Agriculture for beginners . tiff soils injure the color of the nut. Limeis a necessity and must be supplied if the soil is acid and potash are needed. Greater care than is usually bestowed should be given tothe selection of the peanut seed. In addition to followingthe principles given inSection XVIII, all musty,defective seeds must beavoided and all frostedkernels must be it dries, the pea-nut seed is easily injuredby frost. The slightestfrost on the vines, eitherbefore or after the plantsare dug, does much harmto the tender seed. In growing peanuts,thorough preparation ofthe soil is much better than later cultivation. Destroy the crop of young weeds,but do not disturb the peanut crop by late cultivation. Har-vest before frost, and shock high to keep the vines fromthe ground. The average yield of peanuts in the United States istwenty-two bushels an acre. In Tennessee the yield istwent)-nine bushels an acre, and in North Carolina andVire:inia it reaches thirtv bushels an Fi< A ILAM 204 AGRICULTURE FOR BEGIXXERS SECTION XL. SWEET POTATOES The roots of sweet potatoes are put on the market invarious forms. Aside from the form in which they areordinarily sold, some potatoes are dried and then groundinto flour, some are canned, some are used to make starch,some furnish a kind of sugar called glucose, and some are even used to makealcohol. The fact that thereare over eight}- varietiesof potatoes shows thepopularit}- of the it is evident thatall of these varieties can-not be equally the wise growerwill select his varietieswith prudent should studv his
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