The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, December 17, 1919, PART I 8 PAGES, Image 5
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(By W. M. Goodman.)
Better farming lu the Sooth may follow
In the wake of the boll-weevIL
Adoption of long-talked-of systems of
diversified farming, stock-raising and
isoil-building may be forced upon the
farmers of the cotton belt as a result
of the Incursion of this voracious and
Implacable enemy of King Cotton.
And with these changes and lmprpv^
meats, and the consequent eradication
of this destructive pest, cotton may
again be enthroned under conditions
which wilt insure a more prosperous
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, The Value of Pumits.
The boll-weevil Is expected to be In
'full force next year In the beat cotton
growing sections of Georgia and the
Carolines, and the forehanded fanner
may profit by engaging in peanut culture
oc an extensive scale.
Dr. W. W. Long, Director of Extension,
Clerason Agricultural College of
jSouth Carolina, says: "The value.of
;the peanut, both as a money crop and
ifor feedihg on the farm, renders it especially
desirable as a part of the rotation
wherever conditions suitable to
'its development exist."
And such conditions are found in
many sections of the southeast, and
, are especially favorable in the coastal
plains regions of North ami Louth
Carolina.
In some parts of the South peanuts
have already supplanted cotton on
many farms heretofore devoted almost
exclusively to the growing of that sta-(
pie. It Is shown by recent reports from
the boll-weevil territory of Georgia
that the peanut is one of the most
profitable crops that can be grown in
the place of cotton.
Prof. H. C. Thompson, U. S. Bureau
of Plant Industry, says: "Peanut growing
is desirable in the cropping system
In some parts of the cotton belt.
The commercial value of the crop increased
from $7,270,515, in 1891) to
$18,271,929 in 1909, and the increase
since 1009 has been even greater'than
before that year. These facts do not
represent the full value of the crop,
for they do not take into account thou
sands of acres of pennuts grown for
hog feeding purposes."
The Peanut as a Nitrogen Gatherer.
"The peanut plant, in common with
other legumes, has the power of collecting
nitrogen from the air and storing
it in nodules on its roots," says
Prof. Thompson. "For this reason the
peanut is -k very desirable soil improving
plant. It should he borne in mind,
however, that in order to benefit the
soil the main portion of the roots
should be left in the ground. The
nitrogen gathering bacteria are utsonlly
present in abundance even where
the soil Is planted for the first time."
Importance of Lime in the Soil.
Authorities acree that nnnnuts ro.
quire an abundanee of lime to insure
proper ripening and the filling of pods
and the testimony of practical peanut
growers bear them out in this statement.
Where the soil contains llmesione or
shells it may not he necessary to apply
lime, but on most sandy soils, and on [
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to twe*tons of pulverised limestone per
acre should be applied broadcast after
the land la plowed and thoreugMy
mixed with ate soil by barrow.
Dr. Long says: "It Is necessary to
lime the soli for peanuts, unlesa It Is
definitely known that there la an
abundance In the soil. In this state
at least 1,000 pounds of burnt Ume or
z,wu pounds oc gaoend llmaateee
should be used per acrt*
Balanced Natlena.
Peanuts requite phosphate as well
as lime, but It shbuld be borne In mind
that neither of these elements can be
omitted under average conditions, and
In the Coastal plains regions potash
should be< Included. One element may
help, but Ufa the combination that
brings big results. A "balanced ration"
is as necessary for plants as for
animals.
Market For Peanuts.
Most farmers have a fair idea of
the market for peanuts for roasting
and for the manufacture of various,
products, such as' salted peanuts,' peanut
candy, peanut butter, etc., but less
Is known concerning the importance of
this product In the manufacture of
vegetable oils. With the coming shortage
of cotton seed from which to make
oil, and with an increase in demand,
there seems to be a great field for the
peanut oil industry Id the South.
In addition, the peanut yields a valuable
hay crop, and when peanuts are
harvested for murke^ hogs may be
turned into the field to jlean whatever
is left after digging.
It is said that many growers fatten
two hogs on each acre of peanuts so
harvested. "Few if any crops will
produce more pounds of pork on an
acre of land or produce It at a' lower
cost per acre than peanuts," says a
writer on this subject, .'.'and in addition
to the profit on pork, the crop
nroducinir onnnritv r?f tin* ?r?ll ?.-tn i?o
materially increased."
The Outlook.
The farmer who knows how to raise
peanuts will make money, but the
haphazard farmer can; never realize
much profit on any crop. There is
much to be learned as to preparation
of soils, planting, cultivating anil harvesting,
but our state experiment stations
will furnish the necessary information.
The peanut crop in some cf the
states is short this year and growers
are expecting higher prices. The crop
j is above the average In quality and it
is thought that the higher grades will
reach 12% cents to 14 cents * pound
by Christinas, and peanut ott-banstt-~
vanced 3 cents a pound. This means
n good profit for the farmer, and as
there is no danger of Hooding the market,
growers may look for large returns
next year.
The oil mills of the Sonth now provide
a market for hundreds of thousands
tons of peanuts and the average
price during the past three years for
the small white Spanish variety h
I -en $100 per ton; the present *
being about $-C0 per ton.
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