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be used on account of earliness. The Spanish will 

 "make profitable returns wherever the cowpea will 

 succeed." (Arkansas Bulletin No. 84.) The soil should 

 be finely pulverized before planting. Light dressings 



Fig. 95. Peanuts, drying. 



of barnyard manure may be previously ploughed in, 

 and lime (of any kind if well burned), phosphoric acid 

 (best as fine ground phosphatic slag, or superphosphate 

 on heavy land) and potash (best as kainit) may be 

 previously applied in the furrow or broadcast after 



