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take a small handful and work them between the thumb and 
first finger, at the same time stooping slightly in order to drop 
the pods at regular distances. Behind the droppers the seed 
is covered by means of a cultivator having tin 1 center teeth 
21 removed and a notched board placed across the rear portion, 
the notch coming directly over the row. The horse that 
draws the covering cultivator or harrow should he hitched 
with a side draft so that it will not walk directly upon the 
row. 
DISTANCES TO PLANT. 
The planting distances will depend upon the variety being 
grown; also upon the strength of the land. For the Virginia 
Bunch variety the usual distances are 30 to :>fj inches between 
the rows and 10 to 12 inches in the row; for Virginia Runners the 
rows are placed 36 to 40 inches apart and the plants 12 to 10 
inches apart in the rows. For Spanish and other similar 
varieties the rows are placed from 32 to :',s inches apart and 
the plants 8 to 12 inches apart in the rows. 
DEPTH TO COVER THE SEED. 
The depth to cover the seed will depend somewhat upon the 
compactness of the soil. If the soil is of a light sandy nature 
and in good condition the seed should be covered about an 
inch deep. Should the soil at planting time be quite dry it 
will be desirable to cover the seed at least \\ or 2 inches to 
insure germination. 
PROTECTION OF SEED FROM ENEMIES. 
After planting, seed peanuts are often molested by moles, 
crows, and pigeons; blackbirds are also accused of destroying 
the young plants just as they come through the ground. 
For the protection of the seed in the shell from moles it is 
permissible to coat the shells very lightly with pine tar thin- 
ned with kerosene. It would hardly be permissible to coat 
the shelled see<l with tar, although a few peas might be tarred 
and mixed in with the regular seed. For protection against 
cro\v r s stretch lines of white string across the field; also scatter 
a few tarred peas over the surface of the ground. Pigeons are 
perhaps the most difficult to either frighten or repel, and the 
use of a shotgun is the most certain remedy. If the seed are 
all securely covered in planting there will not be so great danger 
of crows or other birds getting a start upon them. 
