The Ripley advertiser., 1845-11-15
IN From tho Tennessee Agricul,uris..
JERUSALEM ARTECHOKE.

IN From the Tennessee Agricul,uris,.
JERUSALEM ARTECHOKE.
From the fact that many inquiries have bee
made IN relation 10 this very remarkable an
usefo' plant, am disposed to speak few thing
~ is culture and uses. The Jerusalem aril
choke is native Of the warmest parts Of A
mprlca, and, Of course, was unknown in Eu
rope till after the discoveries IN This country BY
Columbus g. his coadjutors. Since that time /
has been cultivated TO a considerable extent OF
,ac continent as well az Great Britain, but th,
rcprr's ,fi;s profits have considerably varied i,
that, as well as this country. la the old WOr,t
some cultivated il 10 fird shade 10 the game
oiners have converted the stalks and leaves in
10 fodder for cattle, and others, again, have en-
couraged it's growth for tie sake Of the
rublrs alone. ln this country there are twc
impor'an, objects to be kept IN mind IN raising
Msrh'ke,; Fret, The Improvement Of The land
acond, the use of the ,ubers. However the
frat matter the cultivation and begin with
u. Sol Almost any kind Of land will pro
dnce artchoke., and il is remarkable that they
viii grow in the shade, that is, under trees, Of
in fence corners, very well indeed. Land, how
ser, with ,olerAb'c good sandy mold, will
4 W the most abundA Aut crop. l.ow, wet soils
aud a yary .cbacious clay. are not very suita
bic. e sf-
:. Preparation Of Land. The ground should
be broken az for corn, that is 10 say one good
cop plou,hing and thorough narrowing, will
snswev the ru-p se admirably
2. laying nW.-KoWs hid 'H 8 feet each
way with bul,ongue or shovel plough, IN mos,
soils will be a proper distance.
=. Manner OF Planting Drop one root at
zach cross OF he plough, aud cover from one TO
two CT three inches with harrow, hoe or
plcrgh.
6 Cultivation $50 soon as the young plants
appear, ran sruud them With harrow cul,iva-
Tor, harrow o, light p!pug". 10 destroy tie young
weed, and l,neeu the earth. Keep The ground
free Of weeds and open TO the itfleDce of The
atmosphere, Ill the plants are about four feet
,sh, " en- they .houid be spaced both ways tc
! ave The E-ou loose ard the surface Level
Generally zoon, the same cultivation gwen Il
corn viii aoswer well f,r artlchokcs.
r, =. Digging This is the most troublesome
rb in the management, OF this cror: and II The
hoe is the dependence, the labor will be yer!
tedious. The better plan is to lay off The LIANT
as fur bresk;ng up the ground, 60 soon as tn
frost has killed the under leaves OF The stocks
Tie p,,ugIi should be run from Elk to nine inch
Is deep, and lie. the hands big Ind little pass di
rcctly after the plough, that none OF the root
8. Yield The produce of an acre ,s vari
,ou.y estimated from 500 to 1000 bushels, ant
81 il ls probable that the turn out on medium liant
would nesres the latter than the former.
o. Uses.-ln England and other parts Q
Europe. the tubers have been considered quit
. del,cacy for man, and without doubt the.
make most beautiful pickle. But their che
Importance in this respect, is their use IN feed
ipc hogs. From the middle Of October 10 tn
middle Of Novembas, the hogs may be turned o
sftichokes and with tropghs having salt in then
70 which they can always gain access. the
will rrow aud thrive till mex; spring, particular
II. II the ground 10 not too hard for roofing.
have not experimented to ascertain whether tn
oauti,y Of hogs the acre Of good ariichokee. bu
from observation OF two seasons, am Of IN
opinion twenty head would do on an acr
lcr four months. AZ come have compaine
= that their hogs would not root after them, il ma
Be necessary, az hogs like men. know not muc
before learning. that they should be taught
root, alter them. This 10 done BY calling the hog
after plough that will throw out the roots Vi
iii the grunters learn their habi.aiion. whic
will require very short time.
10. Improvement Of lande,-- --As the stocI
crow from ten 10 fifteen feet high, and the ,hic
slant has porous foliage, much OF the food 10 .,
eeived from the atmosphere, and thereby Il
soil is no, 90 heavily taxed as BY other crop
the ground ID protected from The killing rays
the sun and the stalk and leaves fall and =
serv soon. These advantages, which Vii
msnurc Of the hogs afford the cheapest u
amongst the richest coats in my knowledge.
10 nv conviction, in the absence Ct long expel
snce, the astichokes in summer. and hogs
winter, will enrich our poor land cheaper q
better than auy other plan. To be sure FA
mer cannot have ali bis lands 10 arsichokes b.
every one 6hould have enough 10 support b
hogs through the winter, and venture tho
Who gsse ihis crop fair tsiA will reluctant
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