. [Catalog]. Nurseries (Horticulture) North Carolina Raleigh Catalogs; Nursery stock North Carolina Raleigh Catalogs; Seeds North Carolina Raleigh Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) North Carolina Raleigh Catalogs; Vegetables North Carolina Raleigh Catalogs; Gardening Nort. PEANUTS F221 CULTURE: Soils: Well drained sandy loam, properly limed, is best. Varieties: Virginia Bunch and Jumbo Runners in the old belt of North Carolina and Vir- ginia. Spanish, North Carolina Runner or Virginia Bunch in the Southern Coastal plains and counties bordering the Piedmont using Spanish, Tennessee Red, or North Carolin
. [Catalog]. Nurseries (Horticulture) North Carolina Raleigh Catalogs; Nursery stock North Carolina Raleigh Catalogs; Seeds North Carolina Raleigh Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) North Carolina Raleigh Catalogs; Vegetables North Carolina Raleigh Catalogs; Gardening Nort. PEANUTS F221 CULTURE: Soils: Well drained sandy loam, properly limed, is best. Varieties: Virginia Bunch and Jumbo Runners in the old belt of North Carolina and Vir- ginia. Spanish, North Carolina Runner or Virginia Bunch in the Southern Coastal plains and counties bordering the Piedmont using Spanish, Tennessee Red, or North Carolina Runner if in doubt as to the ability of the soil to make the larger varieties. In the Pied- mont the Spanish variety is recom- mended. Smaller varieties produce more oil per ton of nuts, however, on adapted soils the larger nuts produce more oil per acre. Use 35 lbs. small varieties; 45 lbs. large varieties (shelled) per acre. Buy 1-3 more nuts by weight in the shell for the desired amount of shelled nuts. Average of 22 tests conducted in North Carolina in 1941 showed $ per acre increase return where peanuts were dusted 4 times with sulphur-copper dust, after deducting the cost of dusting. V/_| _„ Yields 600 to 700 Valencia pounds in shells. Adapted to a variety of soils and makes few "; Straight smooth pods con- tain 3 or 4 large kernels of finest quality. An early bunch variety. Prices: Lb. 35c; 5 lbs. $, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10 lbs. $; 25 lbs. $; 100 lbs. or more at 19c lb. F222 North Carolina Runner Yield 800 to 1,200 lbs. in shells per acre, very high in oil content and a good variety for hogging. Pods slightly larger than Spanish, red skinned and good quality. Prices: Lb. 35c; 5 lbs. $, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10 lbs. $; 25 lbs. $; 100 lbs. or more at 19c lb. F223 Tennessee Red Yield about the same as North Carolina Runner. Nuts larger, pods well filled with 3 or 4 kernels of excellent quality. Prices: Lb. 35c; 5 lbs. $
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