Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-02-10
ed by wild and domestic fowlsner contributes
so much in seyory flesh to:the inmatesio the

Gu ny Hllu auu nOutcStiS'
SO much in ssrory feshto:the inmates oil the
poultry yard.
All practical breeders ofswine concur that
the most trying periods with this animal are
the months of February and tMarch-atter
surfei1ing all winter from clearing the fields
his conditions becomes dersngedssnd requires
en- alternative By a change OF food ;Withoutit
hesiekens,~ nauseates and sleeps, and repeats
the same symptoms from day to day until dis
sese terminates his fate. Nothing in the
form of vegetable food can be presented him
more acceptable ct this season thanea resery.
| ed field o earth almonds.
Even. with the above facts as developed By
the analysis Of this plant, agriculturalists who
Epass currently as ~intelligences in their voce-
top, are TO be found who doubt aud dread
some Collin damned may haunt their fields
and render " nut and Bermuda grass" as q
plearior the want Of shog and hominy," not
realizing the truth that these enemies can be
e1tirpatsd BY marshaling this crop and the
hos upop the same field. When reason and
experience prevail, q more enlightened econ
omy will congratulate Tie country upon the
ACQUISITION Of one or the most valuable Crop
,D0"A IMPRIMATUR.
November 10, 1863.
From the Mobile Advertiser and Register
ofthc 23d we take: the following:
H cHUFA FOR HOGS.
The value Of the Chufa as food for hogs IS
still imperfectly appreciated, aitnougn IL 10
gradually coming into use and favor. Aeon
| Siderable quantity of it was produced IN this
| county during the last year, and we will be
| doing many Of our readers o favor by inform
ing then, that they cen procure the seed OF
excellent quality at the store of Messrs. Kel-
" & Co., ON ST. Michael street, between Wa
ter and Commerce. The following sate from
one of the most experienced and successful
cultivators in this section will give the reader
. general idea of the subject, and we trust'ln'
cite him to athorough Investigation:
DEAR SIR: In reply to your inquiry regard
| ing the yalue of the Ghuia as food for hogs,
we will say
That after several years experience: ne
regard the Chufa as the best crop that can
be grown on our light sandy soil for ths rais-
ing Of hogs. The Chufa requires but little
labor in its cultivation, grows best Oh dry
| sandy soil, if. very poor las most oil our pine
woods are, should be MANFRED Jnst as II to
be cultivated in-corn.
An ordinary yield is from two to tdTee
hundred bushels to the acre. One scre OF
good Chufase will fatten ten hogs for pork,
and one acre will furnish sufficient fsol for
ten of your stock hogs for five to six months,
| say from lst October to lst March.
The course thasl prefer n fitteoing or
them is to allow the hogs to go into the field
of Chufas and remain but half an hour in
each day, >snd then have them turned out.
When The Chufas become scarce, allow them
to remain an hour, then two hours, and to-
wards the close they may be allowed to 60 in
and ont at pleasure. -.
regard the lst of March ss a suitable
time to plant. The drills should be three
feet apart, and the seed should be dropped
one foot apart in tho drill. After they bave
come up. cultivate with a sweep or hoes. They
must be kept. clear of grass aud weeds.
Some persons have had fears that, if o2ce
introduced into a plantation. they could not
be readily controlled or e1terminated if de-
sired. No fear need be entertained on this
subject, for they are much more readily killed
tLan the ordinary cfab.grass.
Respectfully,
BENIN TOOMER.