MARKETING PEAXUTS 
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used chiefly in the manufacture of nut margarine and salad oils. 
Peanut meal, a by-product of the crushing mill, is valuable as stock 
feed. 
A leading obstacle to increased distribution of raw peanuts has 
been that the public has had little opportunity to purchase them in 
any but small quantities. It is believed that many housewives will 
buy peanuts in the raw state, if the peanuts are brought to their 
attention and are available in 1 or 2 pound packages. 
Grades have been recommended by the Department of Agriculture 
for shelled Spanish and Runner peanuts, and for farmers' Spanish 
stock. The food products inspection service of the department 
renders available to any interested party an impartial inspection 
when the grade of a shipment of shelled Spanish is questioned by the 
receiver. 
The Market News Service of the Department of Agriculture issues 
a weekly report showing the market prices and market conditions 
of peanuts, and shipments of peanuts and peanut oil. These reports 
can be obtained without expense by anyone interested upon applica- 
tion to the Bureau of Agricultural Economics, United States Depart- 
ment of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. 
- STATISTICAL INFORMATION 
Table 5. — Acreage, yield per acre, and production of peanuts harvested for nuts, 
1920-1924 
State 
Acreage l 
Yield per 
acre 
1920 
1921 
1922 
192-3 
1924 
1920 
1921 
1922 
1923 
1924 
North Carolina. 
Georgia 
Alabama 
Acres 
126, 000 
221, 000 
334, 000 
133.000 
90,000 
174, 000 
31, 000 
17,000 
12,000 
6,000 
16,000 
18,000 
Acres 
141, 000 
202, 000 
330, 000 
153, 000 
80,000 
195, 000 
36,000 
19,000 
15, 000 
9,000 
16,000 
18, 000. 
Acres 
145, 000 
160, 000 
205, 000 
130,000 
72,000 
172,000 
36,000 
18, 000 
17,000 
14, 000 
18,000 
18, 000 
Acres 
160, 000 
152,000 
142,000 
124, 000 
80, 000 
122, 000 
38,000 
15,000 
15, 000 
14,000 
17, 000 
17,000 
Acres 
210,000 
399, 000 
270, 000 
120, 000 
47,000 
75, 0C0 
22,000 
14,000 
8,000 
23, 000 
10,000 
9,000 
Lbs. 
1,011 
718 
550 
830 
625 
720 
950 
600 
840 
851 
750 
600 
Lbs. 
919 
660 
550 
820 
675 
635 
825 
650 
720 
943 
720 
487 
Lbs. 
840 
602 
550 
600 
625 
560 
760 
675 
620 
750 
643 
600 
Lbs. 
1,100 
512 
469 
990 
600 
620 
800 
600 
6.50 
935 
650 
450 
Lbs. 
845 
600 
500 
650 
Florida 
Texas 
South Carolina 
Mississippi 
710 
450 
700 
ISO 
700 
Tennessee 
730 
Louisiana.. ... 
355 
Total United States. _ 
1, 181, 000 
1.214.000 
1, 005, 000 
896, 000 
1, 207, 000 
712.5 
683.1 
630.0 
722. 9 
624.9 
State 
Production 
1920 
1921 
1922 
1923 
1924 
Pounds 
127, 386, 000 
160, 832, 000 
183,700,000 
110,390,000 
56, 250, 000 
125, 280, 000 
29, 450. 000 
10, 200, 000 
10, 080, 000 
5, 106, 000 
12, 000, 000 
10, 800, 000 
Pounds 
129, 579, 000 
133, 320, 000 
181, 500, 000 
125, 460, 000 
54, 000, 000 
123, 825, 000 
29, 700, 000 
12, 350, 000 
10, 800, 000 
8, 487, 000 
11, 520, 000 
8, 766, 000 
Pounds 
121, 800, 000 
96, 320, 000 
112, 750, 000 
78, 000, 000 
45, 000, 000 
96, 320. 000 
27, 360, 000 
12, 150, 000 
10, 540, 000 
10, 500, 000 
11, 574, 000 
10, 800. 000 
Pounds 
176, 000, 000 
77, 824, 000 
66, 598, 000 
122, 760, 000 
48, 000. 000 
75, 640, 000 
30, 400, 000 
9, 000, 000 
9, 750, 000 
13, 090, 000 
11. 050, 000 
7, 650, 000 
Pounds 
177,450,(1(10 
Georgia . . ... 
239, 400, 000 
Alabama 
Virginia . _ __ 
135, 000, 000 
78, 000. 000 
Florida 
33,370,11(10 
Texas 1 
33, 750, 000 
South Carolina 
Mississippi 
Oklahoma 
Tennessee 
Arkansas ._ . 
14, 300, 000 
6, 720, 000 
5, 600, 000 
16, 790. 000 
5, 350, 000 
3, 195, 000 
Total United States 
841, 474, 000 
829, 307, 000 
633, 114, 000 
647, 762, 000 
748, 925, 000 
1 Represents the acreage harvested for nuts. Acreage interplanted with corn or other crops when included 
in this table is reduced to equivalent solid acres. 
