. yields of the Spanish peanut shown in the table of acre yields is 
due to this fact ; placing the rows 2V2 feet apart would in most 
cases almost double the yield. Planting is best done by running 
shallow furrows at proper distances apart. A six- or eight-inch 
mould-board plow set to run not over 4 inches deep will answer 
the purpose admirably, or the drills may be made with a hoe. 
Drop the seed by hand and cover 1 to 3 inches deep, according 
to type of soil and moisture; light, dry soils requiring the 
deeper planting. If very mellow, the soil should be firmed 
above the seeds, a light roller or the feet answering the purpose 
well. If only a small quantity is to be planted the seed had 
better be shelled, as nothing but perfect kernels may then be 
selected. Owing to the tedious operation of shelling the nuts, 
in extensive plantings it may be more practical to merely break 
the pod in two, or they may be planted whole, in which case the 
germination is somewhat slower, but otherwise satisfactory if 
sound nuts are used. Unless several acres are to be planted, it 
will probably not pay to purchase a planting implement, 
although these are not expensive and are said to do excellent 
work. The ordinary corn-planter may also be adjusted to do 
satisfactory planting. 
The young plants must be kept free from weeds and should 
be frequently cultivated. If a hand wheel-hoe, such as the 
"Planet, Jr." or the ordinary one-horse five-tooth cultivator with 
proper attendants, is used in season, little or no hand-hoeing will 
be necessary. After the plants begin to flower they should be 
disturbed as little as possible. Unless the season turns very 
dry, the vines remain a deep-green color almost up to the time 
of harvest and it is well to pull a vine from time to time to 
determine the stage of maturity. While they should not be 
harvested too early, permitting the nuts to remain in the ground 
after a certain stage, especially if the season is wet, is taking a 
risk of losing part of the crop through the germination of the 
more mature and best seed. It appears to be impossible to 
permit the late-matnring nuts to ripen in the ground and at the 
same time save those maturing early, nnle?^ the soil and season 
are exceptionally favorable, and no set rule can be given when 
