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Peanut (Arachis hypogea) (tig. 18). — Of some value for hay, and cultivated for 

 hog pastures iu all parts of the South. There are two very distinct types in culti- 

 vation, the "common" and the "Spanish." The former is the one which produces 

 the peanut of commerce. The plant grows as straggling as a potato, and the nuts 

 are produced on long peduncles and often (juite scattered. This is seldom used for 

 hay, though often grown for hogs. The Spanish variety is a smaller, more compact, 

 and erect plant, which produces an immense number of very small nuts clustered 

 closely at its base. This variety is growing in favor for hay, as the plant with its 

 closely adhering nuts is easily pulled up. The yield is from 1 to 2 tons per acre. 



Fio. 19. — Soy Bean {Glycine hispida). 



and as nearly half the weight is in the nuts, the hay is richer in protein than any 

 other in common use. Either variety makes tine fall pasturage for hogs, and as the 

 hogs do the harvesting, jteanuts furnish tin- chca])est food for the season. 



Prickly Comfrey {Symphiilitm. dsjxrrimiim). — rerenuial; stem erect, coarse, 2 to 4 

 feet; leaves very large and abundant, rough. 



A very rank-'growing jtlant which has been highly recommended for forage, espec- 

 ially for soiling. It is propagated by cuttings of the roots, which are planted about 

 1« inches apart in each direction and which continue to produce heavy crops of 

 leaves for several years. Cattle do not cat tlie leaves readily until they become 



