, 1879-04-21

11ntrYINH-,1ntk nj All Trntln4-Thr Cal.
MISUNDERSTANDING I'ntatocs-A Word
oil Cnutlon-A iIcnvy ltntn.
From Our ovn corr,.pondtnt.
CHAMPAIGN. ILL.,, April 1a-Constderablo In
quisy has Of late asfson regarding tile vnlue u
the artichokc as food tor hoEs and tho articlc
In tic last TRIBUNE, from Peter afcfarlnhdt
may be taken Us al eyIdence OF their value.
hut onc thing wo hclicvo Alr. N. hns greatly
ovcresti,untrJ. on5 tt,u, ia Mn rteld Nat 1r,a,
sinro NJ, sy T., ~, r,ost,rn ,or,,r u,a,,,, In,
e1.Iu w. w." ~ W. i.as.esn p"pe1 e,"l .a'
We doubt, anl should want gt.cdged evidence
to convince us TINT elO buencls of urticllokcs
wero ever dur oud measured fron, nm ncrc.
.TI,osa so,n,. =, w. ...a., ,I,,..&n,, ,t ntr,a.
as 10 tfc1f 'codins value. and rs to tic posi-.
b!iity hf ever getting rIu o! them onco they arc
r,aptcd, In oncn field cu,turu we do not
thtnl, IL woult h, di,ilc,,t IN ltI
tne'h oua' nut among s.umps, Stones or lence-
CORNERS It would bo difficult, II mot impossible,
to exiormfnatc them. We believe that tlirre Is
value ia tho artlci.oko II well culsiyatcd; md
'as, s"os' =. .a.u ~ "'., useo,.'o @ culon on
most 1htms rs chanec from INC usual corfu
uift.
rLANT MELONS,
This II the time to mnka nrcnnrntIonA for
rrow;n~ n e,,nniv nj nclnus. Nnt.,, nfTor,1a
s'o"', a"Pp.' 1,.' 4'us.'"s "'lui0s
'"oso u'eae"le III" s'ses n'o1o sal's1ae''o' t"n''
a luscfons watermelon when the dog-tlays aro !n
their prime. There Ia no other crop that 80 we'll
rcpays generous culture anll care. The soil
fron ,rcrda or orns, wc ,,nrr 5n,t,o f. n ru1o
Ia snvo ,b,. Inn manure nsl,cs. md srran,nrs n
w. 1a'o ~ 'on"'a'e' "s''ts' "''.' sc'aP.hes u
Tie ground deep. wc opcn n trench with The
;rnnrn"s nho,,t "t,,ht frct nnart ;i'h"m ~" iooI
tI,c manure % ia Wago,, nd drive str,de tic french. @
and every six or scycu icet deposit II sloyei,,}
OF tlo fertilizer. Tirn We iii tllo treneh viii,
tho rluw, uut. harrow 1t level. Pans tnust b.
taket, 10 have The r,un,,rc al exactly
thc same dlstanco, although, It is usnaliy
tl,e soil has rot wnr,n,-nltI,ouri, We 1,s,,ntly
ptant ns near thc lat Of NAV .s thE Tcut.rr viii
prsnt,-svu drop eight or len seeds fn staco
OF a foot square over tho nnnurc, n,nl cover n1,
Inch deep Ii a roller ynu iu uassctl over tic
ground aitcr planting, nj! tle better. 1'llc space
between ro,ys tnuy be utilized for cro,, Of carly
potatocs. iu two weeks lilo 1,ia,,ts wifi nppcar,
nnd then comes struggle with tho strurd cs,-
IS m ps u ueo. ~ @ r III ea earH
in lie morning, when they do not lly readily.
Whcn Ills plants l,aye a,talncd considerable
size, all superiluo1,s cues may bo cut out, eay-
is good % enough % anI tbs @ seed Is for sac tn every
rricery. Tic Wants Inust b kenf wcil chill.
yatcd md Tree from weeds until thcy cover the
ground,
CHRONOLOGICAL 1uronAJcE,
A corrosnonlcnt at }vcnona OF n Chicago
paper speaks Of building i'rcs In the orchard at
hight, to attract md destroy the cnnkcr-wotkcr
moth Ho says:
The light will draw thou,, and tho mIllcss will fly
right inin tic hlazo oy millions, mud burn up. III
iNct Il h tho best way to destroy nt insects that
.'ss!! to & destroy onecsaslly. Every papof should
publish tsa' ..
The writer evidently knows very little about
tie eaokcr-wort'i. INC fe1,ao nutfi, which ue-
posns LUG eEEs oI tEe lIces. IRON Wnisn eoples
n,,o ~ M ., ~ .lu sra." ~, H. ~. ~ ta
trss " .r ,,in T. III ~ ~ t',.i o.csnt
psevsn!tea1', H., ~ nafIus covered WIN TAT, or TN
nrni iistory Of Insects is Widespread. We heard
talented anl respected preacher say, last s,.'l-
te;y was ehieaticai Of n.,r stata rru: or
ieis II ii, . ..xert iangne,c Tlcrr ahomIst e
moso kilow!aaee oi tne naots u lnsec.s, NM
% ps2o!u ought not 10 say "the Erulh" or "mc 11!
last report Uf the State Boarl of Agrf-
showing tl,o aprcaranru of hogs Sick With
a @ e Gytns aonas % GaFo h n
The has tdp;e 81 every iurner ce. csn BE- % pro
cured OF mn'nbers Of th9 bunsa, OF sccFGtariea
ot County Agricultural 2oclotics, and Ut y. D.
cu,,or ou ,.p7
Avery CANNON ] idca anonr m nriS. Eastern people ls
Gated, @ In md ;s ce;era|ly botIi se tsmss. Il Is
however, a grand 1ilisiuta to Imagine any OF
crrnt n,,ttnr nntl rt,"cac. ht ,hat tin" IL nnst
on s ,"fna,s.rs 1"s s nr1;,sa "r,,
notcd for tl,u cxrollcuco Of tl!esr products
Even Eastern manufacturers Old ROT rcaltzu