Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-04-28
ChufaS,

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/ have seen q good many articles
from planters in the public papers,
and also in the Cudtirdt0r, in rcia'
ton 10 the chufl-sOmo wishing to
know whether it was difficult to get
rid of-whether useful or Il hum
bug. | will give your readers the
benefit OF my experience, and what
know OF the chuta. 1t Is not the
nut grass, though it may be u nut,
and a very valuable one, too. There
is no trouble to get rid Of it-being
easily killed, and pigs will root out
every vestige of it in n short while
when they have access to the patch.
1t is y most wonderful producer,
and makes more On poor land than
anything else you can plant. 1t
will make when peas will fail to
make. On good land the chUfa will
yield corrospondingly II more album
dant crop than anything else you
can plant. Ground peas are a great
exhuuster OF land chutas IRE not,
and will make more with less work
than anything else you can plant.
They will make a very fair crop
planted between hills of corn, with
out work, save the last blowing of
corn. AS food for hogs they far
excetthe ground pea, and make ten
times as much, the hog pretcrring
them to the goober or ground pea.
| think they fattcn faster and make
harder flesh and lard than the
ground pea-almost equal to corn
in their %iattening and solid quail
ties. They possess, too, this adj
vantage they give a most excellent
flavor to the flesh of hogs fattoned
on them, such rs neither the ground
pea aOr corn give. Crows do not
infest the chuta patch, as they do
the ground pea. Chickens, turkeys
and pigs, as well as the human fam.
lily, are very fond Of them. They
are more tedious to gather, but you
need not gather more than you
wish to plant, and the rest will be
gathered by your hogs and chick
ems, which will get fat on them, sa-
wing all trouble. They impart TO
the flesh of poultry their peculiar
lavor-like c%elrry-a flavor which
every one who cats chickens likes.
The tops are eaten by mules or
COWS with apparent relish.
On a very small area you can
raise enough 20 plant hundreds OF
acres, and by planting the poor pla-
ces in your corn fields that will
make nothing olsc--and if you wish
between your corn-the problem OF
raising your own bacon is solved.
! cannot say what would be their
yield per acre on ordinary land,
but from my observation Aink it
would be immense. Very few per-
sons would take the trouble to ga
ther an acre. ] have raised them
for two years, and am so much
pleased that | shall plant largely
another year. ! have saved seve.
raj bushels tor planting, and no
doubt could gather several hundred.
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w learn that u new telegraph
line will soon be established by the
Atlantic and Pacific company con-
Meeting New Orleans and Meridian,
by Il line through the country by
way Of pauldlng. A contract has
been closed to put up the poles
from Pauiding to Meridian, by way
OF Enterprise. Other contracts
have been made from Paul ding 10
New Orleans. The object we pre-.
sumo, is to connect New Orleans
and New York by IL direct line.
hCl luiuU llOllCSlCdu.
This will be good news, especial
" u the commercial community.
1t is probable that, after Il little, dis
patches will be sent from Macon at
lower rates than the present tariff.
We regret to hear Of tho death Of
DR., {. G. Miller, an old and highly
respectable citizen Of this county,
who died at his residence not far
from Lauderdalc last Sunday. DR..
Miller was about II years of age,
and had resided in this county for
more than twenty Yeas. He had
held several positions of trust and
honor, and was at one time State
Senator from this district. In all
his transactions, and in private rs
well is public life, he had the es.
TEEN and confidence OF all VIII
knew him.-McridAn Homestead.
The Acts of the last session of
the Legislature will be delivered to
the %Sccsctary of State next week,
and with the Journals of both the
Houses will be distributed immedi.
ately to the several counties. The
volume of laws include all the Acts
and Resolutions Of the session, gen.
oral and local. We have printed u
few extra copies, which which will
be put up in law sheep, with name
Of purchaser on back, at $500 per
copy,-Clarion.
Mr.. Randolph Tucker, of Virgin.
ia, is credited with the remark that
the policy which MIR. Hayes de-
cIares and which he is grudgingly
executing, like a sullen boy creep.
ing unwillingly to school under
compulsion, is simply the policy of
the Democratic party which Presi-
dent Hayes has been forced to a.
dept, because the majority OF the
American people demand 1t. The
majority of the American people
elected Mr.. Tilden to the Prcsiden.
cy, because they meant this policy
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