Show r Lowly Peanut Replaces Cotton To Boost South's Prosperity I. I a w Y r towA pENN onto r KAS Y rr f h r N N. N ME FIA ACRES PEANUTS IN 12 STATES 1931 In the little town of Enterprise Ala is an elaborate monument inset inspired by the lowly peanut It was ivas erected in honor of the boll weevil when that insect ruined cotton crops and brought peanut raising into popularity Since then S AY 4 the peanut industry has been exPanded expanded ex ex- so rapidly that today 12 south Q rr by cm states have a total of r c acres planted to peanuts as shown on oni i the map sP above The i industry is is high highly 1 I ly promoted and many new uses for forthe the peanut are been being 5 developed each year ear 4 r In January the state A 4 r p s J t y n 0 of f Virginia observed its annual Peanut a Wee Wed The peanut peanut pea pea- nut is honored each year by the Virginia Virginia- r 1 Carolina Peanut J asses asso wiY rp e a w clarion Miss Bliss Emily ly f Cross o of f Suffolk V Va a let left was queen rs tr f y yf f t j I t w A F Y v j t r f H d W y 44 J v 1 fi fiBy By this year jear the peanut harvest has become so great that a serious problem faced more than southern farm families who depend on the crop for their livelihood Organized aid was provided through special producer consumer producer consumer drives the latest in a series serie to move surplus farm products by independent merchants and b by the rapid distribution distribution tion system of food chain stores h r rr Q im r 4 1 gyi K y r r s xa tS S L I. I Several years ears ago American scientists scientists lists began experimenting c t to o find r new uses for the peanut thus reducing reducing reducing re re- re- re the ruinous ruinous surplus To date 1 they've found such uses uses uses' including including hi ing a peanut base face powder i a above and a very satisfactory A shaving cream upper left But 4 ft peanut butter o of f which the U. U S. S S consumes 7 pounds annually annu annu- v t. t ally is still No o. o 1 on the list Ash Ask the fellow at the left if its it's good I If We e think so too V J i p Locomotives too Peanut oil helps make mahe the wheels turn |