COMPOSITION OP PEANUTS 



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upright, short vine variety, and the latter has long, creeping stems. 

 The bunch variety is the one most extensively cultivated. It is 

 easier to cultivate the upright bunch form rather than the prostrate 

 type, and also much easier to harvest, as the pods are clustered about 

 the base of the plant, while in the Virginia Runner type the pods are 

 scattered along the prostrate stem. In both varieties the pods are 

 large, and the weight of a bushel is about twenty-two pounds. 



North Carolina is a variety very similar to the Virginia Runner, 

 but both the plant and the pod are somewhat smaller. 



Spanish is a small-podded variety, with upright, bushy vines (Fig. 



A B 



FIG. 190. Two types of peanuts: A, a large Virginia type; B, small Spanish type. 



190). Spanish is the best variety to grow for forage on account of 

 the upright vine, and is generally most productive in pods. It is 

 probably the best variety to grow for shelled peanuts, but for peanuts 

 roasted and sold in the pod, the larger varieties, such as Virginia, arc 

 preferred. 



Tennessee Red is a small-podded variety similar to the Spanish, 

 but the pods are longer and sometimes contain five or six peas. This 

 is considered a very good variety to grow for stock feeding. 



Composition of Peanuts. The peanut, like most leguminous 

 plants, is characterized by being very rich in protein matter. Pea- 

 nuts are also extremely rich in oil, being exceeded in this respect by 



