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The seed of the bunch varieties may be dropped from 

 4 to 8 inches apart in the drill. The running type may 

 be dropped from 12 to 15 inches apart in the drill. 

 The seeding should be so thick that the vines will 

 nearly cover the ground when they are fully grown. 

 Planting should not begin until the middle of the usual 

 period for planting cotton, and for the Spanish or early 

 maturing varieties it may continue until the first of 

 June, or even until the middle of June. The soil should 

 Jje thoroughly warm. 



Amount of Seed, 



The following table shows the number of pounds of 

 both shelled and unshelled peanuts of several of the 

 leading varieties required to plant an acre at the va- 

 rious distances mentioned. 



Tahle VI. Pounds of Peanuts (from Table IV) Required 

 to Plant an Acre at Stated Distances. 



Variety 



Distance Distance Slielled Unshelled 



Between Rows I^etween Plants Peas I Peanuts 



The above figures are based on the planting of only 

 one shelled nut in a place or 'iiill," and on the assump- 

 tion that all of the nuts are sound. Those who prefer 

 to dro]) more than one seed in a hill should increase 

 the figures accordingly. 



From the above, and after allowing for faulty nuts 

 and occasional placing of two nuts in a hill, we may 

 conclude that about the following amounts of seed 

 should be provided per acre : 



