Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1851-04-18
CAHOON PHE-PLANT.

| Our readers will remember the account, one
or two numbers back, of an enormous pie-plant
raised by Mr.. Cahoon which, as it appears now.
Is Seeding of his own raising, and we have ma
med 1t after him. We append his account of it
and of the method of culture:
SOUTHPORT, w. T., Sept II, 1916.
| | have received the September number of the
Western Farmer d Gardener, in which you re-
! fer to the Pratrle Farmers notice of nv pie
plant, giving it very strong puff yourselves, by
way OF passing it round. You request me to send
| you an account of the kind, whence obtained on
what soil cultivated, method of culture &C. /
| raised It from seed given me by friend seven
years ago; whence he obtained the seed | am
unable TO say. ! sowed the seed and got four
plants, which have propagated from ever since
TO all appearance they are exactly alike. have
been able to obtain seed from il but once g wears
ago. | have sowed the seed every year since
have now over 100 plants and am unable to
distinguish any difference either in looks flavor
or in any other particular. | frequently have
them large enough for use the first season from
the seed the second year they will bear cutting
freely. 1t is not as early some other varic-
ties, but it produces abundantly and grows vigo,
rously till cold weather sets in in the fall.
1t is cultivated on very moist, sandy, peat
SOIL with a large mixture of decayed vegetable
matter. Before the land was put under cutva-
ton, water stood on it more than half Of the year
1t is at the foot of n sand ridge, out of which liv
| ing springs of water are constantly flowing
! The water is cut off from the plants bv a ditch
three feet deep and ten feet from the plants, wa
ter always remaining within three feet OIL the sur
face of the ground Immediately under the plants.
| | have raised it on dryer land, but never had it
| grow SO large. NY mode of cultivation is very
/
Der of the Farmer and Gardener, NO. y |
mix with the soil have described a very large
! portion of old barnyard manure and rotten leaves,
aud bones and blood from the slaughter-house.-
| have one stock larger than those sent the Pra-
RE Farmer. Il measured four inches from the
! foot or crown Of the root. nine inches in circun-
! ference, twenty-five inches long, and the leaf
! measured, by placing piece OF twIne round on
! the border, few inches over Slrkcen feet. This
! leaf would have made 4 toerably fair-szed UNI
/ breIla Enclosed is some of the seed, and next
spring will send you one Of the buds or crowns;
will pack it with care, aud deposit it with the ed
tors of the Prairie Farmer. and will advise YOU
i when il is in readiness for delivery. The Far
mer and Gardener will be very acceptable, if you
think INV offer will be value received fer it. You
had best plant onc-half of the enclosed seed this
fall, and the balance next spring. lplanted from
fine plants growing from it.
i B. p. CAHooS.
REMARKs-It will be perceived that this, nat
orally enormous variety of pic-plant, is subject
ed to the highest possible stimulation. Barnyard
manure, leaf-mold, blood and bones! that is ma
nuring with a vengeance! If there is any groc
in it, such course must bring it out to the ut
termost. But the special feature of interest is
the probable effect of profuse moisture upon the
cultivation of this hitherto dryy cultivated escu-
lent. Ii is well worthy of experiment whether.
like celery, and some other plants, Rhubarb is
covetous of water Ii So the plantation should
be near the Kitchen slight burrows should be
left between the rows and arrangements made
by which the bed could be saturated once or
twice a VI eek with the refuse water of the kitCh-
en-, &c. We commend the trial to our readers.
and shall ourselves see what can be done with
Rhubarb treated as a semi-squatic. s,
/ Gardner.