The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-09

to single eye, and when so cut three bushels
viii plant about an acre. To get the best results
they want dry, rich ground, the richer the
better, deeply plowed and thoroughly pulver-
lied. Then furrow out as for potatoes, only not
so deep, as the tubers come below the seed. Drop
single piece every fifteen or eighteen inches.
Don't cover them too deep, or they will rot if
there comes cold wet spell before they come
up After they are up, cultivate the same as POI
tatoes or corn, only be sure to cultivate
deep, as they want plenty of room in the
loose. fine soil Don't delude your
self with the idea that you will get
good crop without labor Keep them clean until
they are too large to pillow. If they have done
well up to this time there is only one thing that
know of to prevent them making good crop,
that is lack of rain at the time the tubers are
forming. About the 1st of September when
you want to use your crop, fence off a portion of
it and turn your hogs in. and they will attend to
their part of the work without delay, generally,
though sometimes my hogs have not seemed to
relish them very well at first. The run OF the
artichoke patch and about one-thirG feed of
corn will keep young hogs and brood sows in
wonderfully thrifty condition, with great saving
of corn They are an excellent feed for horses
cows in the spring. but it is considerable trouble
to feed them, they need to have the dirt
washed off and should be cut for horses
1t is said they will not keep buried like pota-
toes. | have never tried to keep them that way,
but think shall another fall; by filling in fine
dirt among them to partially exclude the air |
not cost much to try few bushels. They need
not be buried deep, as freezing does not injure
them have never tried the red kind. / think
the white French are good enough, and are said
to be richer in sugar than the red variety
Some claim that three or four crops can be
raised on the same piece of ground from one
planting but have never had good success
with volunteer crop. Hogs working the ground
over when it is wet nearly always renders it
unfit to produce full crop, unless the season is
very favorable. When the hogs are taken off
In the spring, as soon as the ground is
dry enough to work WE'LL pillow it all
upif it is plowed two or three times all the bet
ter-and harrow thoroughly; make it as loose
and mellow as possible Then when your volun-
teer crop is about SIX inches high 60 in and cul-
tivate both ways thoroughly, and when you
think you have them nearly all plowed up you
will just about have good stand then cultivate
the same as though they had been planted.
Now few words about the difficulty of Kidding
farm of them after they are once started. They
are easier eradicated than buckwheat or cookie
burrs; of that am positive. The easiest cheap
est, and best way is to pasture the land, and
will guarantee that not stalk will grow, for
horses and cows are very fond of them. If you
can't pasture them off, NOW them or plow them
under when about foot high; the moving or
blowing would probably have to be repeated
once or twice during the season. No man need
hesitate to plant them for fear they will take his
farm, for would much rather undertake to clear
fve-acre patch of artichokes than of cookie
burrs after they once had fair start. H.
HEDRICK, Warren county, lid.