Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-01-03
Arlichokes a1d stock Rals,ng

raska, who have been adhering to the
old theory Of "wheat or nothing.
The receipts for hogs alone in Benton
Co., Iowa for 1874 are estimated at
over e75,000. The raising Of pork in
this territory has not heretofore been
as profitable as We would have wished,
for reasons that were entirely beyond
our control. By the time We would
get nice lot Of hogs on hand ready /
for fattenipg, the grasshoppers would
destroy 4! our corn crop. aud then no
one would accept our hogs - . gift.
This would 90 discourage the farmers
that /. number Of years would elapse
before they would again be supplied
with hogs. and then, generally just in
time to be again disappointed in hav-
ing corn to fstten them. To-day, Da.
kota has not one fourth the pork that
will be required for her own consump-
ton for the next year. Think OF this,
and with pork at from 600 to $500
per hundred; corn from 20 to rs cts,
and wheat B5 cts. Heretofore we
hsve seen no reliable remedy for this
unfortunate state Of affairs, but now
that it has been demonstrated beyond
q doubt that the Brazilian srtichokes
will fatten hogs as well as cooked po.
tatoes, and that the grasshoppers will
not destroy them, we see no reason
why we should not make one more
trial, and with every prospect of sue
bess. Parties in lows who have been
raising hogs for the past eight and
nine years on these roots in comec.
ton with clover and blue grass, speak
in the highest terms Of them. The
following letter from A. G. Williams,
of Vinton, Iowa, in reply to ono of in
quiry from Geo. p. Dix of this place,
will be found to be interesting .. we'll
q instructive to all who are interested
| in stock raising. Mr.. w. is well
known to some of the FIRST business
men in this city, who inform us that
any statement made BY him can be
relied upon. We call particular At
tention to the gentlem.n's reputation,
~ he has been raising the artichokes
for the past 9 years, and much of our
most valuable information comes from
him.
CHICAGO, june lot, 1874.
Geo. p. Diz, EsQ.,-Der So
Yours Of the 25th of May is At hand,
having been forwarded from Vinton,
Iowa. You ask about the artichoke;
j, its nature-how it is cultivated-its
!, uses, etc.
!, lst-it,is a root like potato, and
! planted the same, in drills.
!. 2nd-1t requires no cultivation after
! it is planted.
4 3d-The richest and dryest land is
the best for II, (ne.e or o1a)
!. 4th-To harvest, let the hogs root
. for them in the months Of September,
: October, and November; also in April
y and May-when they are left in the
! gIgroand all winter-(n (never in July OF
August.
J 6th-To keep them when dug out
: Of the soil, pile them and cover with
. dirt and straw.
6th-Hogs require no other feed
afwhile the artiohokes last. {
. 7th-By having field of clover 0,
; bluegrass, or field Of late sown rye
: or oats, you could carry your hog.
. from the frat Of April till the last ol
4 November without any other feed.
: sth-The land must not be over.
, flowed long Il time, or the root.
= will watersoak and be useless.
!; 9th-It::takes. about 1--WE bushel. u
: plant an acre.
1oth-They must be planted in the
. fall or spring.