IQ2 NUTS 



As they may have particles of soil sticking to them, 

 the nuts are run through polishing machines that clean 

 and brighten them before they are placed in sacks for 

 market. 



Uses. The peanut crop has many uses. The 

 plants are used for hay, which is about equal to clover 

 hay in food value. The whole plants or the vines after 

 the nuts are picked are fed to stock. They are some- 

 times used to feed hogs by letting the animals root the 

 nuts out of the ground. 



Roasting. In this country the peanuts are roasted 

 before they are eaten, though some people like them 

 raw. Many peanuts are shelled by machinery and are 

 used for making salted peanuts. Peanut oil is used 

 like olive oil, and after the oil has been pressed from the 

 nuts, the peanut cake is used to feed stock. Peanuts 

 are also used to make peanut butter. 



Rotation. Peanuts are leguminous plants, closely 

 related to the peas and beans. Like other legumes, 

 this crop gathers nitrogen in the roots, and is becoming 

 an important rotation crop for nuts, forage, and soil 

 improvement. Peanuts will grow in almost any soil, 

 but light-colored soils are preferred, as dark soils are apt 

 to stain the hulls. 



QUESTIONS 



1 . What kinds of trees yield nuts that are used as food ? 



2. What nut trees are grown on a commercial scale? 



3. What are pecans? 



