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rent, which could not be directly separated, were divided between 

 the two crops in the proportion of 63 per cent to the corn and 37 

 per cent to the peanuts. This division is based on the assumption 

 that an acre of the combination crop is equal to 50 per cent of a full 

 acre of peanuts and 85 per cent of an acre of corn. The ratio be- 

 tween these percentages is approximately 37 to 63. It is universally 

 held by farmers in Brooks County that 2 acres of peanuts planted 

 in alternate rows with corn are in every respect' equal to 1 acre 

 planted " solid " ; and it was found that the corn yield when the two 

 crops are planted together equals 85 per cent of the yield secured 

 from corn planted alone. 



Peanuts are grown on these farms primarily to furnish pasture for 

 hogs, only sufficient seed being harvested to replace the seed planted 

 and to furnish a small surplus for consumption in the home and for 

 sale. The harvesting is therefore done on a small scale and hence is 

 nearly all hand labor, resulting in a rather high cost of production 

 for the peanuts picked. (See fig. 18.) Had harvesting been done 

 on a scale sufficient to warrant the use of harvesting machine^, the 

 cost per bushel would have been considerably lower than shown in 

 the tables. When peanuts were gathered from areas used mainly for 

 pasture, the value of the seed saved was deducted from the total cost 

 and the remainder entered against the hogs as a pasture charge. 

 Since this survey was made the increased market price for peanuts 

 has greatly stimulated the production of this crop as a source of cash 

 receipts. (See figs. 19 and 20.) 



Only a part of the corn fodder produced on these farms is har- 

 vested, and that part represents such a small percentage of the 

 value of the whole crop that it is here treated as a by-product, 

 the value of the fodder gathered being deducted from the total cost 

 of growing the crop, and the balance charged to the grain. 



OATS. 



Oats are grown on almost every farm as a source of feed for work 

 stock, and on nearly half of them oats served as a source of revenue. 

 On many they were grown for a winter cover crop and to furnish 

 winter and spring pasture for hogs and cattle. Much of that fed 

 to work stock is fed in the sheaf. 



RYE. 



Rye is grown on a considerable proportion of these farms, but 

 mainly as a cover and pasture crop. On several farms the grain 

 is harvested and sold locally for seed purposes. The yield is low 

 but the price is high, nearly $2 per bushel, resulting in a wide 



