Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 113
t grow fromroots, but on shoots whichgrow out from the plantabove ground, bear a littlesterile yellow blossom, andthen shoot directly into theground, where they peg,that is, where peanuts beginto grow on them. The pea-nuts are pulled from thevines or roots, and the rootsare then plowed back into… … A 1>0I,E READY FOR STACKING AND DRYING THE IIAR\-ESTBD PEANUTS. The largest are saved and put through a rum-bler, which polishes the shells. These are sold inthe shells. Other first grades are shelled and soldfor salting; and one big packing-company buysonly first grades for peamit-butter. If…
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