EFFECT OF PLANTING DISTANCES, ETC., ON PEANUT YIELDS 
The temperature of the storage room averaged about 70° F., the 
same as during the season of 1922. The seed was planted as in 1922. 
The results are given in Tables 7 and 8. 
Table 7. — Growing tests in 1923 of seven varieties of peanuts, in which seed shelled 
on different dates was used 
Number of 
Number 
Percentage 
Variety 
Date shelled 
seeds 
germi- 
of germi- 
planted 
nating 
nation 
[Dec. 9, 1922 
360 
334 
92.77 
Jan. 9, 1923 
360 
340 
94.44 
Jumbo.. ... 
Feb. 9, 1923 
Mar. 9, 1923 
360 
360 
351 
349 
97.50 
96.94 
Apr. 9, 1923 
360 
342 
95.00 
May 9, 1923 
360 
346 
96.11 
Dec. 9, 1922 
360 
328 
91.11 
Jan. 9, 1923 
360 
350 
97.22 
Feb. 9, 1923 
Mar. 9, 1923 
360 
360 
349 
349 
96.94 
96.94 
Apr. 9, 1923 
360 
342 
95.00 
May 9, 1923 
360 
342 
95.00 
fDec. 9, 1922 
360 
342 
95.00 
Jan. 9, 1923 
360 
348 
96.67 
Virginia Runner 
Feb. 9, 1923 
360 
346 
96.11 
Mar. 9, 1923 
360 
352 
97.77 
Apr. 9, 1923 
360 
355 
98.61 
May 9, 1923 
360 
349 
96.94 
Dec. 9, 1922 
360 
355 
98.61 
Jan. 9, 1923 
360 
348 
96.67 
African 
Feb. 9, 1923 
Mar. 9, 1923 
360 
360 
348 
351 
96.67 
97.50 
Apr. 9, 1923 
360 
350 
97.22 
May 9, 1923 
360 
342 
95.00 
Dec. 9, 1922 
360 
343 
95. 27 
Jan. 9, 1923 
360 
352 
97.77 
Valencia 
Feb. 9, 1923 
360 
342 
95.00 
Mar. 9, 1923 
360 
347 
96.38 
Apr. 9, 1923 
360 
346 
96.11 
May 9, 1923 
360 
345 
95.83 
(Dec. 9, 1922 
360 
342 
95.00 
* 
Jan. 9, 1923 
360 
348 
96.67 
Spanish 
Feb. 9, 1923 
360 
347 
96.38 
Mar. 9, 1923 
360 
336 
93.33 
Apr. 9, 1923 
360 
* 345 
95.83 
May 9, 1923 
360 
342 
95.00 
Dec. 9, 1922 
360 
343 
95.27 
Jan. 9, 1923 
360 
343 
95.27 
Improved Spanish 
Feb. 9, 1923 
360 
347 
96.38 
Mar. 9, 1923 
360 
340 
94.44 
Apr. 9, 1923 
360 
343 
95.27 
lMay9, 1923 
360 
339 
94.16 
Table 8. — Germination of seven varieties of peanuts from seed shelled on the same 
dates 
Variety 
Percentage of germination from seed shelled- 
Dec. 9, 1922 
Jan. 9, 1923 
Feb. 9, 1923 
Mar. 9, 1923 
Apr. 9, 1923 
May 9, 1923 
92.77 
91.11 
95. 00 
98.61 
95. 27 
95.00 
95.27 
94.44 
97.22 
96.67 
96.67 
97.77 
96.67 
95.27 
97.50 
96.-94 
96.11 
96.67 
95.00 
96.38 
96.38 
96.94 
96.94 
97.77 
97. 50 
96.38 
93.33 
' 94. 44 
95.00 
95.55 
98.61 
97.22 
96.11 
95.83 
95.27 
96.11 
Virginia Runner ... _. _ ... 
96.94 
95.00 
95.83 
95.55 
94. 16 
94.71 
96.38 
96.42 
96.18 
96.22 
95. 59 
In 1923, as in 1922, there was little difference between the germi- 
nation of the peanut seed shelled as much as five months before and 
that shelled near planting time. Because of a misunderstanding, the 
