TWO GDDD CROPS FOR THE SOUTH 
Peanuts—Improved Virginia Jumbo 
RECLEANED SPANISH. Spanish peanuts grow in more compact 
form than the Virginia Peanuts, making it possible to grow them closer, 
which makes the cultivation easier. While the nuts are smaller, they are 
much sweeter and of finer flavor than the larger sorts and contain a 
higher per cent of oil than do the other varieties. The best crop in the 
South for fattening hogs. Lb., 20c; 2 lbs., 35c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 
20 lbs., $1.50. Ask for prices on larger quantities. 
BROOM CORN 
PEANUTS 
INOCULATE PEANUTS WITH NITRAGIN “E” 
For medium light, loamy or sandy soil, Peanuts are one of the moet 
profitable crops. They yield very largely—yields of fifty bushels per 
acre being reported on land too poor to plant in corn. In addition to 
the yield of nuts, they yield quite largely of nutritious 1 forage and pro¬ 
duce ordinarily about a ton of excellent forage per acre in addition to 
the crop of nuts. 
TENNESSEE LONG RED. A fine variety, especially adapted to 
black, waxy land, as well as sandy soil. The nuts contain three large 
kernels each, and are enormously productive. Lb., 25c; 2 lbs., 45c; 
postpaid. Not prepaid, 20 lbs., $2.25. Ask for prices on larger quantities. 
IMPROVED VIRGINIA JUMBO. A very profitable sort, planted al¬ 
most exclusively by the Peanut-growing section of Virginia. It is the 
standard variety for roasting. Lb., 30c; 2 lbs., 55c, postpaid. Not pre¬ 
paid, 20 lbs., $3.25. Ask for prices on larger quantities. 
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SCARBROUGH DWARF. (Improved). This type 
has much less seed on it, and is on the upper 
one-third of the brush, allowing much cleaner 
threshing and bales weigh fully one-third more 
and make the finest smooth parlor brooms, and 
also contain enough heavier, coarse brush for 
house brooms. We suggest planting, four to six 
seeds in a hill with hills 30 to 36 inches apart, 
rows 40 inches apart. This plan allows better air 
circulation through the field and being in hills 
furnishes much shade protection to the pulled 
heads as piled in large handfuls, heads up, on the 
north side of the standing hill. The best way to 
cure is to thresh same day as pulled and put in 
drying frames for a week, then bale carefully. 
Lb., 25c; 2 lbs., 45c, postpaid. Ask for prices on 
larger quantities. 
STANDARD EVERGREEN. It is very early and 
when properly planted and cultivated has beauti¬ 
ful green brush and commands the highest price. 
Harvested by cutting. Lb., 25c; 2 lbs., 45c, post¬ 
paid. Ask for prices on larger quantities. 
BLACK SPANISH. This variety matures about 
10 days earlier than Evergreen, and has dark 
brown or black chaff on the seeds. It has a tend¬ 
ency to produce a finer, straighter brush than the 
Evergreen variety, and is said to be somewhat 
less subject to reddening, consequently bringing a 
higher price. It is not as heavy a yielder as 
some other varieties, but account of its earliness 
it stands a better chance to escape drouth period. 
Lb., 25c; 2 lbs. 45c, postpaid. Ask for prices in 
larger quantities. 
Broom Corn 
Suggestions Fur Planti 
SOIL PREPARATION 
Breaking the land is not necessary, except where it has 
become badly baked or where the grass sod is so dense that 
the seed can not well come in contact with the soil. In most 
cases, merely stir or scar the land with a disc harrow or 
scratcher, setting your machine for very shallow work. 
A firm seed bed that has been prepared a couple of months 
in advance and is thoroughly compact is highly important 
for such grasses as Dallis and Carpet. A short dry spell will 
kill the young seedlings in loose ground, such as is prepared 
for com and cotton. 
In the wooded sections the underbrush and most of the 
trees should be removed, leaving only some of the best trees 
for shade and timber. The stumps should also be removed 
as soon as possible, so that the pasture can be mowed to 
control weeds. 
Should you intend planting the seed on soil that is not 
going to be harrowed, it will be well to have it free from 
weeds. 
One of the most important things to remember in soil 
preparation: If the ground be plowed, it should be done 
several months before sowing the seed, so that the soil 
may become well settled, as a firm seed bed is absolutely 
necessary. 
More failures with grasses and clovers have been due 
to soil preparation than any other one cause. Farmers often 
ng Small Grass Seeds 
get the idea that they must have a good “loose” seed bed for 
grasses and clovers, just as they would for farm crops. This 
is not true. You must have a firm seed bed, or the small 
seedlings will die soon after sprouting. Lands that have had 
crops on them this season are well enough prepared. 
PLANTING SUGGESTIONS 
The seeds of grasses and clovers are so extremely small 
as to be able to come up through only a thin layer of soil. 
The covering of the seeds can scarcely be too shallow. 
Suitable implements for covering such seeds are a weeder, 
a brush drag, or a spike-tooth harrow set up for very 
shallow work. Under some conditions, mere rolling gives 
sufficient covering, and we know of a good many successful 
plantings where the seeds were not covered at all, when 
planted just before a rain. One successful planter has told 
us that he simply sows the seed on top of the soil and for¬ 
gets them, claiming a more satisfactory stand when handled 
in this manner. 
It is also reported by a great many successful planters 
that mixing the seed with barnyard manure, and placing a 
small shovelful of the mixed manure and seed about five 
feet apart over the field, results in a better stand than is the 
case where the seed is sown without the manure. 
Should you sow the seed and attempt to cover them, 
remember that the small seeds will not come up should they 
be covered too deep. 
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