The Arkansas banner., 1847-05-19
"yery respectfully.

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 1 W. Il. ALIEN ] Ta D. E. Greer, 4 l. Thornton. L. ]. Reardor, i c. (. watkins. (. P Bertrand, committee. -----.-----z.z.---.--- s---------- 1 MApprR. ITS CvLriSArI promised in
 our last, that we would ens!eavoE 10 presen; oar
 readers, win some information relative tc the cut
 ture of ,his valuable plant. and in consequence we
 have. from the Report of the patent ofice. gleaaed
 the following where more detailed history of i. may be found. We have still portion of the seed
 on hand, which we are willing to distribute tc any
 one taking interest in its cuiivatoa.
 The qutntity of aadder consumed annually ia
 ;be United States and imported from abroad per
 iectiy astonishing to those who have given TO at-
 teniion to the subject. Unfortunately, our public records do not give very exact Information on the subject. Mr. Ellsworth, as the nearest approaima- ton he could obtain, gives the amount sf 5000 tons i The cultivation of Inadder has heretofore been represented as ,edieus and laboriops operation. requiring much care and skill, as we'll outlay of capital The direciioas have been mainly gathered from foreign works. detailing the methods prsctised [ by the plodhng Dutch in Holland and Germany
 These accounts have appeared frightfuito AnerI- cans. that Of them have dared to undertake the business snd Yankee enterprise and labsv-sayins . ingenuity have never been exercised uponlt
 is true, the crop requires three four years 10 arrive at maturity and aeeds considerable labor and some knowlsdge but ,he qaaniiiy of land it oecu- pies and the amoun, of labor regxires are ia, less in proportion to te value of the crop thaa ,Aose of any other farm crop that can be named. ] These assertions are fally eorrobcrated hy the experience of an enserp'isiny American farmer. Mir { Joseph Swift, of Erie county Ohio. who has been engaged in the cultivation of madier for five years { past. A detaiied account of Mr. Swift's mode of culture, and its resaI,s obtained at his resi- dence last winter b the wri;ex of this essay, and ] published in the New Geaesee Farmer for March. | ls42.
 From this aeeonnt. 1t will De seen ihat after hay
 ing informed himself pa the subject and becoming satisfied that the basiHess practicable and profit able, he at once piaated nine quantity that would as,oHish Mynheer Van holisnder This be allowed 10 grow oai seasons and the crop was hsr- vested and sold in the fal Of 1872 The following sare some of the results of his experIeace, i The py,o$acf of the best land was al the rate of
 2,o0o lbs per acre; and he is certain that, win his {, present knowiedze, he can obtain 5000 lbs. per acre which is more than the best average cseps of ' Holland or Germany. The quality was superior to the average ofirpcrsed maader.
 ! The labor rsquired. incladiag the whole time,
 with the di igsia. cleaapg .hfeshing SIG. was from eighty 10 one hassred days work per acre The outlay for buildings, fixtures, &c. did not exceed fifty dollars.
 i The value Of the crop was al The rate of fifteen cents per pound st which price he sold most of il: notwithstanding the eiIcums,aaee of it's beiss un- known 10 purchasers. snd all the prejudice that us- uaiIy exists in such cases.
 The result, ,hes, in figures fairly stated. stands thus, for an acre of good Iaas properly managed;
 By 1000 lbs ot nadder. at Is cts per ID. $500 % | c5sfra aTo 100 days work. most
 ly boys, at T5 cents per day s7S % Use ot land years. at stper year--l6 OO
 Grinding, packing, Se 800 100 70 Leaving nett profit per acre of 200 co caltiraaon oa hs small seal-when person has piece Of ground which is suitable 10 inc growth of msdaeE, he should rst of all break i, up to the depth ofs feet, unless 1t should lateiy have been worked 10 some depth. This is generally done by the spade. The operation should take place during the wihisr; the rain and frost break up the cscds which, on the approach of spring will become pull veiised IL should be done when the ground is in sncA state hat, alihOag there s sufficient hzmid. iiy in II, It will not adhere 10 the implements made nse nf
 The fHTows in which the madder seeds sre ;a be aown are then traced out with small hand raoagh The fsrows ought 10 be five feet and half in width, witt space between them of about four teen inches; ihas the lines would be traced st six feet eight inches distance from each other. This operation being completed, man takes hand furrow and hoIIows out deeper farrow along each ridgs; he is followed by woman or child, who throws The seed into the fnsrcw
 As soon as the nadder makes itS sppeannce a. bove the ground. immediate care should De taken ie have il properly wseded in wieh the agricultu- ralist cannot be tse particular asd ts must be re- peatrd wheasver fresh weeds begin to show thenA- selyes. This wesding is to be done by hand. TAe women and ehihissa must 20 O their keees, in the sps5e between tke fssrewx snd black cat mah great care the rOets and 6lameR,s cf every ~sea-