Tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1856, 1855-12-13
From the Prairie Farmer, Sept. 1865.

Mr.. Cahoon has a tarm OF six acres, all told, en-
which he contrlyes to get pretty far living, il
we can judge from appearances. lie divides it
between pie-p!ant, sooSeberries. currants, ever
green's, and flowers.
Bur the Elephant is the thing here. He has a.
bout three acres in this root. all of his own seed
ing. 1t stands on ground which was few years
,go marsh, covered with alders, willows, and
water. Springs cropped TO the surface just al
IS upper edge and flooded the whole region. Mr.,
Cah0Un put i'll drains > feet apart and three feet
deep, and covered them. They were made OF four
ieces OF timber. The " hole was given one coat
# manure and no more; since which it is Grg e.
IUugh for q wet tune, and wet enough for dry
me, and win produce anything which is willing
grow on reasonable land. We counted on
me root fifty give stalks, of which thc longest
was two feet in le4igth from root to leaf, * wauid
rrt eight inches or3more. The Others were of all
-izes down to fifteen inches in length, and inch
II diameter, tho the average would be twenty
inches long and four OF more in circumference.
This root was not an unusual size, and was only
ln average of those which have stood three years
md are allowed fair chance. Mr.. c. showed u
stalk preserved in spirits which is five and
Ialf inches wide by twenty-seyenlong
These large stalks are commonly flattSnejf, but
he rest are not so by any means. We saw On the
same root, stalks as round a rife barrel; some
If them were three feet in length and an inch and
half diameter whiieotliers would De dattened
preserve one color: some are green, some reddish
ike the victoria u some specs led with purplish
red like the eggs ofaturkey. We are satisfied tha:
dobody can tell pie-plant by locking at the
talks & leaves, without knowing more about it.
Mr. L. IS mode of culture is 10 sci the rows FIVE
ice. apart and feet apart III the rows. At this
listal- - they cover the ground in single season
dc has set 'i.o. o plants this year, commencing
he 10Th and Ell. dng the 18th of May. He cuts
about three DAYS III shc week, cutting about four
IT five hundred pounds ner day He puts up III
boxes or balls, and sells III milwaukee, Chicago,
Detroit, Buffalo, or elsewhere-Ge tting about = 7
PER lUO pounds. The cutting is continued tilirost
comes. In cutting he is guided by judgment ia
king all from plant lie thinks it can spare, and
going over the same ground or time in "a sea
son. Then in spring and fall he makes sale OF
roots. He gold last spring 500 roots or more.
Any body see that this pie-plant business is |
not bad one People are getting to it more
and more each season; and we have this very
summer detected ourselves in preferrng pie
plant PIE TO any other Ut herb fruit. .
This fine plant never seeds, or very seldom SO;
I'll its strength is given to stalks and leaf. I.
Mr. Cahocn wilibe at our State Fair with his
pie-plant roots, and can suit all purchasers with
the genuine article.
GoesEBEEzEEs. ~
LARGEST ASD BEST ASSORTMENT IN THE WEST.
American and English that have beer;
ally tested, both Hardy and productive and not la
Die 10 ldew. Amongst Item is lie justly ce.ebra
ed Houghtun's Seeding a small fruit buf of best
n any locality. have taken 20 quarts sin
lie bush one picking | have had ITEM make a
rowih of over I'VE fees IN single seassii. Ii re-
luires to be trained 10 frame treliisprice 81
Seeding, bearing sizes, Sc. each or 81
per dozen.