A Weighty Decision:Dig at optimum maturity with the aid of a profile board.

摘要

Determining when to dig is always tough. The maturity profile board, developed in 1981 by E.J. Williams and J.S. Drexler, ushered in a new era of determining how close to ready a crop was without special equipment and the destruction of the pods.Auburn University assistant Extension professor Kris Balkcom says, "The peanut maturity profile board is a tool that helps you get an average look at what kind of crop has been set and helps determine optimum digging."