The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-06-19
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Farm and Household Column
Chufas.

received five seed from the Pate,::
Office, and ha'o planted them eve.
since. They are a ''grass nut" ~.
not "Dut grass" The nut grows Il,
the size of Il small goober, and I hare
frequently made quart from q sin
gle nut. have never tried them 90
very rich land, and do not know
how great yield might be got fvor.
them; but it would be enormous. On
land that will make twenty bushels o..
corn, one hundred bushels Of chuia>
can be raised easily, aud one bushe!
Of chufas is worth two of corn, az /
will demonstrate. The chufas de
light in a light sandy soil, but Will
grow in any soil. They may 10
planted any time from December IT,
April, as they never rot in the groun I
or ARE injured by cold or frost. l an,
now planting flve acres In then.
March g. 1plowcd the land smooth.
and laid open shallow furrows tw"
feet apart, and in this furrow drop n
single seed twelve inches apart. and
cover with a board. The seed vii!
vege!ate the first warm weather, and
soon show green line along the row.
"A soon ~ the grass and weeds he
gin to grow, run u sweep between the
lows, the green spires begin to multi.
ply, and will eventually meet acros.
the rows, each spire having u nut At
the bottom in the ground. The nut.
do not grow more than two inches il
the ground, and the hogs fatten On
them in the winter when all other
crops are in the jut or barn. This il
o great advantage over all other crops
no digging or storing. Poultry are
very fond Of them, and soon learn t.
scratch for them, and as they grow
SO near the surface. find no litilculty
in getting them. 1t is said the pecu-
liar flavor Of the canvas back duck,
Of tho Chesapeake, is derived from
tho wild celery they feed upon, but
cpicures can have no conception II
delicious game or poultry unless they
have eaten chickens fattened Oh ctu.
fas. The Spauiards express the juice
from tue chnfss, which they cali Or.
geat; when clarified it is white like
milk, and is much used in flavoyiux
brandies and wines--listille.', 1t
makes Il strong almond favored bran
dy. Ihave parched aud ground them,
and find them superior to chocolate
as a breakfast drink. When we take
into consideration all good qualities,
its fattening properties, its easy cul-
ture, it's hardness, aud tho fact that
hogs will dig them us they want them
without wasting them-it is the most
valuable seed the Patent Once llaa
ever sent out, and is destined to prove
a great boou to tue South.-Cor.
Plantation.
But We would caution our rcadols
not to allow tho COCOA grass nut to
he palmed Oft upon them for cl,ufa
nuts. The cocoa is dark aud has \
shrivelled appearance, while tho real
chufa is chestnut colored and the
nut sweet to tile taste.--ED.
How to Count Interest. per
cent.-Multiply the principal by the
number Of days, separate the right
hand figure from tue product aud
divide by niue.
Five per cent.-Multiply by mum.
her Of days aud divide by. seventy.
two.
Six per cent.-Nultiply by number
Of days, separate riSht.hand figure
aud divide by six
Eight per cent.-Multiply by num-
Der Of days and divide by forty five.
Niue per ceut.-Multiply by nun,
her Of days, separate u ,ht.haud
figure and divide by four.
Ten per cent.-Multiply by nun.
bcr Of days and divide by thirty .six.
Twelve per cent.-Multiply b,
number If days, separate right. hand
figure aud divide by three.
Fifteen per ceut.-Multiply hy
number Of days and divide by twsn.
ty-four.
Eighteen per cent.-Mnltiply BIZ
number Of days, separate rigllt.band
figure aud divide by two.
Twenty per cent. Multiply by
number Of days and divide Ly cigh.
teen.
Sure Remedy for Dots.-The d..
partn'ent If Agriculture publishee
tho following experiments, which =
gentleman from Georgia tried and
found effective in dispclllny that u
rious trouble in horses:
About thirty years ago friend loa.
by bots q very fine horse. He took
from the stomach If tho dead horse
about a gill Of bots, aud brought
them to my office to experiment up.
on. He made preparations Of every
remedy he had heard OF, and put
some Of them into each. Mast had
no effect, a few affected them slight
IL, but sage tea more than anything
else; that killed them in finevu
hours.
He concluded he would kill E.e.n
by putting them in nitric acid, but :,
had no more effect on them than WI.
ter; the third day they were IA live
~ AZ when put in. A bunch Of tau:y
was growing hy my office. He took
q handful Of that, bruised it, added a
il tie water, squeezed out the juice,
and put some in; they were dead IN
Que minute. Since then l have Ind
it given to every horse. l have never
known it to fail Of giving entire r..
lief. Ny friend had another horse
affected with tho bots several year.
later. lIe gaze hin, the tanz; in the
morning and a dose Of salts in the
evening; tho next morning he took