Southern field crops (exclusive of forage plants) . aring its fruitsonly near the base of the plant. The nuts are similarto those of the Virginia Runner. The North Caroli?m, sometimes called the Wilmingtonand sometimes the African, has spreading prostrate stems,and the plant is of somewhat smaller size than the MrginiaRunner. The pods and peas are also smaller than thoseof the Virginia Runner, Init larger than Spanish i) percentage of oil is high as compared ^^^tll otherAmerican varieties, but lower than that of peanuts gro^^^lin Africa. The weight of the North Carolina \-ariety istw
Southern field crops (exclusive of forage plants) . aring its fruitsonly near the base of the plant. The nuts are similarto those of the Virginia Runner. The North Caroli?m, sometimes called the Wilmingtonand sometimes the African, has spreading prostrate stems,and the plant is of somewhat smaller size than the MrginiaRunner. The pods and peas are also smaller than thoseof the Virginia Runner, Init larger than Spanish i) percentage of oil is high as compared ^^^tll otherAmerican varieties, but lower than that of peanuts gro^^^lin Africa. The weight of the North Carolina \-ariety istwenty-eight pounds per bushel. The Spanish is the earliest variety of American branches grow upright, and the ]iods are clusteredaround the base of the ])lant (Fig. 205). Hence, in sandj^soil ]iractically all of the nuts adhere to the vines whenthe latter are iiulknl, after l)(>ing loosened. The iiods areshort and slender, usually containing two nuts. The hulllies in close contact with the nut, so that moisture is quickly PEANUT All. Fig. 205. — A Bunch or Spanish Peanuts. 478 SOUTHERN FIELD CROPS conveyed to the latter ; as a result, Spanish peanuts sproutmore quickly, if left in the land after maturing, than dovarieties with larger pods and more space Ijetween nutand shell. Hence, Spanish peanuts must be dug or usedas hog feed soon after ripening, while the large-poddedvarieties may remain sound enough for hogs to eat through-out the first half of the winter. Spanish peanuts require less than four months fromplanting to maturitjr, or at least a month less than mostother varieties. Hence they may be planted later. Theyare sometimes planted after oats are harvested, but underthese conditions the jaeld is reduced. The latest datefor planting Spanish peanuts with the expectation of afair yield is about July 1, in the central part of the cotton-belt. Spanish peanuts can be grown on poorer soil andon soil with less lime in it than can most other varieties. 458. Use
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