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Table 31. — Number of Stack Poles Required with Row Widths and Number 

 OF Rows per Stack as Indicated; Claculated on Basis of 40 feet between 



Poles 



there is little demand for peanuts with even slightly damaged kernels. 

 More recently experiments have been conducted in picking the pea- 

 nuts green and drying them artificially. Machines for digging and pick- 

 ing are available. The practice is not yet common and there are not 

 enough available data to indicate how economical it may be. This method 

 oilers a possibility of reducing the amount of labor involved in harvesting 



Figure 12. — Stack pole properly set for stacking runner peanuts. 



