. Southern field crops (exclusive of forage plants). Agriculture. 470 SOUTHERN FIELD CROPS wider than 2 feet and as the distance between plants was increased above 6 inches. 451. Seed. — To plant an acre of either Spanish or running peanuts rather thickly, requires about two bushels of unhulled nuts, or about half a bushel of hulled peanuts. The seed intended for planting should be harvested before the plants are killed by'frost and so stacked and stored as to avoid heating. Varieties having large pods require the shelling of the seed peas, but shelling is not necessary with the Spanish variet
. Southern field crops (exclusive of forage plants). Agriculture. 470 SOUTHERN FIELD CROPS wider than 2 feet and as the distance between plants was increased above 6 inches. 451. Seed. — To plant an acre of either Spanish or running peanuts rather thickly, requires about two bushels of unhulled nuts, or about half a bushel of hulled peanuts. The seed intended for planting should be harvested before the plants are killed by'frost and so stacked and stored as to avoid heating. Varieties having large pods require the shelling of the seed peas, but shelling is not necessary with the Spanish variety. The latter is usually. Fig. 202.—A Peanut "; A device for shelling peanuts. simply broken, each piece being planted with the inclosing shell. In this case, some growers find it advantageous to soak the Spanish peanuts for a few hours before planting, so as to hasten germination. Shelling affords a more nearly perfect stand and more rapid germination, thus giving the crop an opportunity to begin growth before grass and weeds start. Shelhng of seed peanuts should usually be performed by hand, since the use of machines for this purpose some- times breaks the thin coat surrounding the nuts. Any , injury to this thin layer is apt to interfere with germina-. 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 Duggar, J. F. (John Frederick), 1868-. New York, The Macmillan company
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