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terns of marketing the crop on the fertility of the 

 soil. 



Plan of the Experiment. 



The two tests reported for this experiment were 

 conducted on the farm of T. R. Martin at Union 

 Springs, Alabama. Mr. Martin furnished the hogs, the 

 equipment, and the crops, and the Experiment Station 

 furnished a trained man to personally supervise the 

 tests and keep accurate records. Funds were provided 

 for this test by the State Local Experiment Law. 



Mr. Jno. T. Williamson of the Agronomy Department 

 assisted the author in measuring the areas of peanuts 

 and in collecting the data on the cost of harvesting the 

 crop. 



In selecting the area for the test each year a uniform 

 area was chosen as to soil character and stand of 

 peanuts. 



The small white Spanish peanut was used both years. 



On September 4, 1917, one acre of peanuts was mea- 

 sured otf' and every third row harvested to determine 

 the yield of nuts and hay. The peanuts from the one- 

 third acre were hauled to the barn, stacked in the open, 

 cured, and later thrashed and weighed. The acre was 

 then fenced in and seven high grade Duroc-Jersey and 

 Berkshire pigs were weighed individually and placed 

 on the two-thirds of an acre of peanuts. The similar 

 area harvested yielded at the rate of 39.5 bushels of 

 peanuts per acre. When the crop was consumed by 

 the hogs individual weights were taken. 



In the early part of August, 1918, another area of 

 one and one-half acres was measured oft" for the test. 

 This time one acre was fenced in and on August 23 

 seven high-grade Duroc-Jersey pigs were weighed in- 

 dividually and turned into the field. The one-half 

 acre of peanuts was harvested as in the previous year. 

 Careful records were made as to the labor recjuired to 

 harvest the chop. The acre j'ielded 30.2 bushels of 

 peanuts. When the crop was consumed by the hogs 

 individual weights w^ere again obtained. 



The following table shows the amount of pork or of 

 peanuts and peanut hay produced on one acre for each 

 of the two year's tests: 



