Peanut harvest is underway in Dawson County. Top photo: A farmer collects peanuts from the thrasher after being turned and dried. Bottom photo is workers spreading peanuts after they were dumped from the transfer unit into a semi-trailer near the edge of the field.Photos by Russel SkilesAfew decades ago, peanuts were a more common crop in Dawson County then they are now.That’s changed as the aquifer and water supplies dwindle. It takes a lot more moisture than cotton to grow peanuts.It isn’t known how many acres are planted in peanuts. Twenty years ago, 35-percent of arable land in Dawson County ...