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which its heavy growth exposes it. The protection of its ec 
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or about ten aon Dushels: China Pregucee more than India, 
while Africa 5 Il the rest of the world 
put together, It will thus be seen that the peanut ranks as one 
of the great as productions of the world. In the different 
countries where it is grown it is known under y different 
in our southern states, ‘‘ Amandao” in Portugal and 
“ Peanut,” “ Earth Nut” or “ Ground Nut, ” by which it is uni- 
versally known, in English-speaking countries. 
It is worth while to point out that it is not a nut, by which 
sometimes resorted to. The ground is flooded and the earth, 
