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AMOUNT OP PEANUTS REQUIRED TO 

 PLANT AN ACRE.— Planting: peanuts in 3 

 feet rows, 20 to 24 inches in drill, requires 

 about a bushel per acre. This is varied 

 by circumstances. Some double drop or 

 put two in a place and use more, but one 

 bushel per acre is about the correct 

 amount. 



"White Virginia, Red Tennessee and Span- 

 ish Peanuts are usually planted in the hull. 

 Mammoth Peanuts are usually shelled to 

 be planted. 



CHUPAS. 



(Earth Almonds.) 



A species of ground nut forming- an 

 abundance of small tubers on its roots, but 

 near the surface. They are easily har- 

 vested, and furnish one of the most valu- 

 able fattening feeds for hogs and poultry. 

 Plant from March to June in rows 2 to 3 

 feet apart, dropping the roots 4 inches 

 apart. Give shallow cultivation. The 

 tubers mature in September and can re- 

 main in the ground until needed. One 

 peck will plant one acre. Chufas are one 

 of the best fattening feeds we know of 

 and farmers are more and more realizing 

 their value. The tops, if properly cured, 

 furnish an excellent hay which is highly 

 relished by all kinds of stock. Price, 35c. 

 per pound; if by mail, 10c. extra for post- 

 age; $1.50 per peck; $5.00 per bushel. 



DIRECTIONS POR PLANTING UPLAND 

 RICE. 



On lands that hold moisture well, such 

 as waxey or post oak land, plant any- 

 wliere. On dry or sandy land rice is 

 planted in the low places. Prepare the land 

 and cultivate as for corn, except the rows 

 are only 22 to 24 inches apart, so that one 

 furrow in each middle, with an 18-inch 

 sweep, usually suffices for a working, and 

 the hills just far enough so it can be hoed. 

 Plant as early in April as you can. Fur- 

 rows are opened and the seed covered in 

 any way most convenient at the time, just 

 so the seeds get a little dirt over them. 

 Di op 15 or 20 seed in each hill and leave 

 all that come up. Cultivate for moisture 

 and to keep down grass and weeds until 

 rice begins to head. It usually ripens last 

 of August or early in September. The 

 color tells when it is ripe. 



The required quantity of rice to plant 

 one acre, ordinary alluvial soil, is 3 bushels 



of 44 pounds to the bushel, or 132 pounds. 

 Some planters have a tendency to plant 

 less, but a good stand cannot be had unless 

 this much is planted. 



UPLAND AND LOW LAND SEED 

 RICE. — These are the only varieties for 

 our Southern soil. Domestic Honduras, 

 $1.00 per peck; $8.00 per bushel of 44 lbs.; 

 $7.50 per barrel of 162 lbs. Domestic 

 .Japan, $1.00 per peck, $3.00 per bushel of 

 44 lbs., $7.50 per barrel of 162 lbs. Do- 

 mestic Carolina, $1.00 per peck, $3.00 per 

 bushel of 44 lbs., $8.00 per barrel of 162 

 lbs. Imported Honduras, $1.50 per peck, 

 $4.00 per bushel of 44 lbs., $12.00 per 

 barrel of 162 lbs. 



JERUSALEM OR GROUND ARTI- 

 CHOKE. — This tuber is well known and 

 requires no further description. It is used 

 for the table, also for stock feed. It does 

 better in a rich loam, and should be 

 planted and cultivated like potatoes. The 

 required quantity of Ground Artichokes to 

 plant an acre is 10 to 12 bushels. The 

 returns from one acre are from 200 to 500 

 bushels. Price, per bushel $2.50; per gal- 

 lon 35c.; per barrel $6.00. 



CASTOR-OIL BEAN. — (Ricinus Com- 

 munis.) — The plant prefers a rich, well 

 drained, sandy or clay loam and will not do 

 so well on either a stiff clay or a light sand. 

 The seeds are planted either in rows four 

 to five feet apart each way, or else in rows 

 about four feet apart and only eighteen 

 inches apart in the. row. Price, 25c. per 

 pound. By mail, 35c. per pound. 



SOUVENIRS OF LOUISIANA. 



We can furnish to our friends the fol- 

 lowing Louisiana products: 



Louisiana Cotton Bolls, open, showing 

 the growth of the Cotton, at 5c. per boll, 

 or 6 for 25c. 



Louisiana Honduras Rice, in the hull, in 

 sheaves, at 50c. a bunch. 



Louisiana Sugar Cane, 10c. each; $1.00 

 per dozen. 



Start Your Early Vegetables in Dirt Bands. 



