Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1863-02-07
The culture oiS,h;cory.

We find the following in the CouAtJy Gen.
t1cman, of the nth inst, from cores
pondent in reply to the inquiry of another
correspondent, upon the cultivation of
Chicory--an article, as substitute for
coffee, at this time being much inquired
about. The writer, however, not only gives
the mode of culture hut also the way to
prepare it for use.
My experience is confined to raising few
bushels annually in the garden for our own
use.
Chicory belongs to the family of Composite,
or compound flowers, and has milky juice
like the dandelion 1t produces its seeds
the second year, yet the root is perennial,
and even fragments Of it live and grow.
The root is white, shaped like a carrot, but
does not grow as large and has many
branches or fbres. The flower stalks are
about four feet high, branched with ahun-
dant foliage and numerous large blue flow
ers.
It is principally cultivated in Germany,
and used either alone or with other ma
terials, as substitute for coffee. We i'm
port large quantities of it every year, and it
is raised to considerable extent for market
by German farmers on Long Island. We
were informed by coffee burner in New
York, that one farmer in 1851 raised fifty
acres, for which crop when prepared ior
market he received eight thousand dollars.
The price for the dried root in Ncw-York,
the past year, has Eecn eight cents per
pound or even higher
The seed may bc obtained at the principal
seed stores. 1t should he soWn in drills
like carrots, and receive similar culture.
The soil should be light and Of easy tilIage,
and the manure well tcrmented and finely
pulverised. The roots may he dug in Oc-
4nlo. ho f,,rpia Il fnpI fir lott1p
though fed in excessive quantity to milch
COWS, they are said to injure the quality of
the milk.
Wash the roots clean, slice in thin pieces,
dry in the sun or in Il moderate oven, and
h.9wn and grind the same rs coffee. 1t is
stronger than the pure coffee in equa! guam
titles gives a COOL color 10 the dccOttion,
but does not settle quite as clear Gs the
genuine article. 1t is an ingredient in MI
the burnt and ground coffee sold in market.
The flavor is agreeable to most persons, and
used as o partial substitute for the Java it
docs very well. We recently treated Our
friends with dish Of coffee made of chicory,
rye, and wheat bran stirred up with mo.
lasses and Drowned like the other ingrc-
dients 1t was pronounced very good, aud
they were surprised to learn Chat it contain
cd not particle of coffee.
The only objection We can find nqaiust
It's culture "a Il farm e,op, is that when once
sown IL Is exceedingly difficult to get 1t ont
of the land, and it becomes weed Yet it
is esteemed abroad as a forage plant, aud is
readily eaten by cattle either green or dry
The root Is very solid and does not shrink
very badly in drying, so that rod square
viii furnish an abundant supply for family
Tor year, Il. sc.
KHIING CANADA TmisrLE.-Janes Sen
non, of Rochester, ~ ", gives in the N'cki
gaa farmer the following mode of killing
this great farm pest TN the spring Oi 1851
bought few acres of land. That part of
u ON which Intended 10 make my garden
and plant my vegetables grew so fun OF
Canada thistles that thought il was entire
ly worthless, Hut resolved 10 try what
haelng would do 80 iust rs soon es ihe
lhisiles got one or Two Inches long hoed
them through the whole sguson. This year
up 10 the present. date, not one thistle has
appeared. Any Que who Niu adopi this
plan Of determination wiz never have To
complain Of those pests
BLuEisa FoR CLoTura. Take one ounce
81 soft rfusslan blue, powder il und put Il
IN bolt.a With one qunFt ol clear rain Ma
ter anh add 0ne quarter ot aa ounce OF OK
allie acid. A lsaspoonsil la sufficient for a
laFse washing.
CnArrED iiAAps--The following Is said
q " siTe receipt TO- The cure Of ehapped
Dissolve thna ssnts' worth Of clarified
issswsx 10 tbfr0 cfnls' weHh of puIe, sweet
ail by hsaiing sseg ni0deFate de. Apply
a. a'sei hefoFs Es'irlaa u desirable u can
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