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Table VII. Yields and Percentages of Dried Peanut 

 Straw (Vines After Removal of Nats.) 



Peanut straw as a rule is not as bright as peanut 

 liay. The plants are exposed to sunshine and dews 

 •during the curing. Table VII shows that the average 

 yield of peanut straw per acre ranges from 1234 

 pounds to 2316 pounds per acre. The running varie- 

 ties yield a higher percentage of straw than the bunch 

 type. On ordinary soil, from three-fourths to one ton 

 of straw per acre is considered a fair yield. 



Chemical Composition of Peanut Straw. 



The chemical composition of peanut straw, as re- 

 ported by the Chemical Department of this Station, is 

 :as follows: 



Water, 10.72 percent; ash, 6.03 percent; crude pro- 

 tein, 10.69 percent; crude fat, 1.66 percent; crude fiber, 

 29.5 percent; carbohydrates, 41.39 percent. 



Its composition shows that it carries 1.2 percent pot- 

 -ash, and 0.50 percent phosphoric acid. 



Residual Fertilizing Effect of Peanuts. 



This table records the result of a test made to show 

 the fertilizing effect of peanuts on following crops. 

 As indicated in the table, peanuts were harvested in 

 different ways, and the succeeding yields of rye and 

 sorghum hay are compared with the hay yields from 

 a plot on which corn had been grown. 



