The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-11
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Solution sf The Question Of Hog Feed, Illus
alive Of What n PToRressiys Farmer
Gan Achieve.

seiHtisn sf The Question of Hog Feed, Illus
alive Of What n Progressivs Farmer
Can Achieve.
While on our recent visit TO East Felicisna. we
had the pleasure Of passing night with the
Msssrs. Thompson brothers, vino, some three
years ago, rem unesd the dominion Of King Got.
ION and commenced y system If practical pro.
gressivs farming. which has eDncIusi selg proved
that other farm products OF tue couDtry may be
made more profitable than cotton.
From these gsa tlemen we obtained the follow
ing facts: During these three years they have
been growing Red Rust proof Oats. for profit,
and for which they fad ready home market.
aud could have sold Thousand bushels more
than hoy had the pact season. During this pc.
riod they have betn raising Poland China and
Berkshire hogs, both Of wnch thrive equally
vol; sU much so that they have bot ct beer,
able TO ternine which 10 the better breed for
this climate; ono thing, however. in connection
with this hog business they seem to have
clearly demonstrated, and that IS. that The
Chuft Is destined at no distant day 10 become
ono Of the most valusb products OF the soutb,
especially go 10 farmers on tho bill lands Of the
country. In This connection we would remark
that it's great value consists in It's produoveuess
as "hOg fed" The reason Of This is that the
prescott mode of thtrins is too costly for ~ y.
thing else, exoepb in such guanti les as may b.
sold ut Temuneratiys prices Tor seed. etc.
The hogs, however, do this harvesting for
theras elves-frse Of Charge and this reduces
tho expense to the cost II planting and cult.
vatipg, which is abont tho same 40 corn, while
tho prodnetiveness In twenty fold more--that ID to
say, the poorest Old worn ont hill land, viii ch
viii not bring yB bushels OF corp to the acre.
will produce one hundred bushels Ut fhufa and
Mr. ThompsCn links that bushel for bushel,
tBe chufa Is bet or han corn for fsttsIiDg hogs
In leugth the little tubers range from half AZ
In 10 81 inch and quarter, by quarter 10
half inch In diameter; in taste IL somewhat
resembles ths Brazil nut bat In richer and sws Ct.
ar ind vg ttInn rnI Inf, a 1bnfs efrnn
ehinerg is Invented for gathering eheapiy- be
Turned to profitable account in the production oi
q superior article Of table oil. strange TO say,
tho poJrer tho land tbs larger the tuber grow,
but o. ing - the greater number Of smaller ones
on richer land, The latter 10 more productive, but
at the ams time the difference IL not enough 10
pay for buying commercial fertilizers TO Zurich
the land.
PLANTING AND CULT1vArtad, --Three different
kinds o. land have been tested, and light sandy
soil, with clay sub. sol, has besn found b3st.
The onnd IA prepared by bedding up In rown
from two and half to three feet; open 81 tor
cotton. but very sbtllou. Plant latter part OF
Februar' or 1st OF March; drop the chuff ~ one
20 three 10 bill twelve to eighteen inches apart;
cover very Ugh l.. Tho cultivation /. similar t.
that Of cotton, and must be thorough. Grab
grtss is q deadly enemy TO the chufa. which will
not produce anything unless the cultivation is
clt an.
The tubers grow about an iuch and q bali under
the surface, aud spr, I'D 80 as meet ia The rows
when ths bills are eighteen inches apart.
MIR. r. has not tried the tops for hav az yet,
and cousegusn ly does not know whether the
cutting down would diminish the root crop Or
not.
These facts would seem TO indicate that hog
raising may DO made profitable branch VI bus
bandry in the Sou'h, an We advise our pine,
woods armers to give the chufa d fair tri Il on q
small scale ut first, and increase or not, ss cir
cumstauces may seem TO cta'e, remenberit &
always, that thorough, clean cultu.e ID absolutely
necessary to ruccess.