The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-03-17
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A. regards soil and planting, they re-
quire the same treatment as the pOtstoe
the first year, although they will grow
on much poorer land than the other.
The exception in treatment the second
year, therefore il, that they do not need
planting anew, As there will 10 seed
enough LETT in the ground no matter
how thoroughly they IRE dug. For
this reason they are diff cult TO extermi.
nate. aud should be confined to the
same piece Of land. As the frost does
not injurc them in the least, tlioy can
be left in the earth aud dug in the win
ter or spring, as wanted, saving cost Of
storage. as in the case Ofturnlps or pc.
tatocs. In the spring they are juicy
and fresh, and very valuable for new
milch cows, causing large supply Of
very rich milk. Horses, old and young
cattle, sheep and swine, all eat them
with voracity. Horses fed with them
need bnt little grain. They are as nu.
tritious rs potatoes, and contain more
sacc.larine ma ter than even the sugar
beet. Cooked in spring the same as
vegetable oysters or satisfy. they form
Q delicious dish.
The foregoing refers, of course, 10 the
tubcrs. We will now notice the stalks
They grow from four to eighl feet high
and make nm immense amount Of fOd-
der. Horses, sheep aud cattle consume
them, and il not fed in too large guam.
titles, will eat the last particle, and that
too, in preference to first class corn fod-
der. The stalks, when dry, may be used
for fuel, especially for heating baking
ovens. They can be cut the same n
corn or, if not too heavy, q cradle can
be used to advantage. Iflcft in large
shocks and well topped they can stand
in the field and be hauled away as want
ed, without injury from the weather.
After the first year the growth win
probably spread SO as to prevent cul-
tivation, and the third year, quantities
can be pulled during the summer for
soiling purposes. The plot should be
MANFRED every fourth year at the most
aud oftener If convenient. They yield
from one half more to double rs much
as potatoes, and never rot. They should
have dry soil.
The reason for planting in the fall,
is that they start earlier in the spring,
and the longer he season the larger the
crop they mature. II may bc advisable
however. to defer planting till spring on
EXTREMITY heavy soils.
DIRECTIONS FOR PLANTING.
The Jerusalem Artichoke (7obinam-
bur, in Germany Is very similar
that il the tuber-to the potatoc. Plow
deeply ami drag well. Furrow drills
three feet apart and four inches deep.
Drop the tubcrs fifteen to twenty inch
es apart, aud cover with plow. After
the young plants show necdful to kill
weeds. In digging, plow can be used
so that the entire cost planting and
harvesting is comparatively small in
amount. The best time t" plant is in
October and November, but mild days
ia winter or early spring will do but
not as well. OF course il one cannot
plant till spring plant then, rather than
wait for another year.
A writer in the Live Stock JOarnal
has the following to offer in favor 81 ar
rs food for hogs: The swine
have been dying Mt railroad speed in my
immediate ncighborhood. II. Blalner.
J. II. Ostrich, Thomas Savage, John
Culversou, Robert Colvin, Ed. Malov,
aud others, three Of whom join lance
with me, have suffered very severely by
the loss Of hogs, some losing as high IS
s1vemty-five hcad-some fat hogs, but
mostly brood sows and stock hogs, as
the fat hogs are nearly all taken out.
The most Of these hogs were intended
for the coming June market. The loss
has been cqually as great on the east,
west north aud south Of our ncighbor-
hood, as far as my knowledge extends.
II is to say the least Of it, q great disap-
pointment aud q hardship to the own
FRS. In my experience. Indigestion,
and worms are the cause
Of nearly all hog diseases. ID. Il.
Moore, r. Fairbro,i,er, James Chap
man and myself, all living close to-
xether, and with nothing but a fence
our hogs from diseased swine
have not lost ono. We use the arti-
| have not heard Of . sick
hog where il l. used. Ii destroys all
and intestinal worms, cons ip-
.tion, Indigestion and fever caused by
,orn-fec,ling in winter. and we hnd our
,oys 50 healthy and vigorous that they
riIi not take disease, although they have
heir noses together through the fence
,ften with diseased hogs. | would I'D.
Il &c farmcrs 10 plant email patch Of
lrticlokes, a the secd eau now be had
.hcap and from my experience am
luite certain they viii save your hogs