Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-11-03
ARIlcHokEs FOR HOGS.
How to Grow the Tabers to the Heat
Advantage.

Advantage
IL has become proverbial with many
farmers, and especially those of the
eastern states. TO regard the artichoke
with suspicion and aversion. Nor is this
fear entirely unfounded. The Fact is,
when once they obtain foothoid, arti-
chokes have wonderful tenacity for
maintaining their possessions" In
deed. almost nothing will eNterminate
them. unless il be herd of swine. Take
II good. healthy. resolute porker, anG
liking" artichokc has got to succumJ;
and the more the hog can get of them &c
ea;. the plumper and fatter and more
contented il becomes, as rule. Accord
ingly. every farmer who raises more or
less pork. ought TO make provisions for
supplying his swine with artichokes.
They are grown much the same as
potatoes and can be planted any time up
to the middle of June. From four TO
six bushels of seed per acre are recon-
mended by different growers. The
tubcrs may be cut small. like potatoes.
and they should be planted from 10 tc
Is inches apart in the rows. which ought
90 be 3iE feet apart. To do the work
properly, the ground should ba
thoroughly titled and all weeds de-
stroycd. AS the roots spread widely. ut
the end OF the season, without the cult.
vation has been vigorous. they will fill
the ground. by this mode of cultiva-
ton, yields Of 1000 and 1000 bushels
pcr acre are often obtained. and. while
the crop is not near so costly as that of
potatoes. the tubers are nearly equal in
nutritive value TO potatoes, and much
more valuable for feeding TO stock. hogs
in particular.
The planting should he done similar
tn that of potatoes, only not so deep.
two inches OF earth being sufficient as
n rule. for covering. Harrow them until
a foot high. and then cultivate like corn.
wEereon If the ground was ia the first
place well fitted. il will soon he covered
by such strong growth of stock rs
e1ectually to choke out al the weeds.
The leaves and stalks ar" rather rough
to he sure. hut stock are fond of them,
nevertheless. and will greedily eat the
tops TO the ground if allowed to get to
them.
The best way is to turn hogs into the
which will not be until late in the sea-
son. and allow them to do their own
digging. Fed in this way, with INC
tops left on tn" grJund, and with them
the droppings of the hogs, the crop can
not fail to in prove the land. Still. no
one is ever ready TO indorse this plant.
and therefor. ii has TO exist as il can
catch it, with its praises sounded as
little as possible
Properly speaking. artichokes should
be grown on land that may he set aside
for all time. With pigs enough, there
will be great difficulty then in control
ling its growth. If you have only few
pigs, however, plant artichoi;es in pro-
portion. MiSmanagement and IN calcu-
lation at all. remember. are things high
~ instrumental To many of the lis OF
this world
Freezing does not injure articholes
in the least. either for food or seed.
Therefore. if so desired. they can be lcit
in the ground until spring. and thea
fed TO the hogs, which, if taken out IN
time, viii usually leave enough of the
tubers in the soil to reseed it. Some pre-
fer, however, to let the hogs clean out
the patch thoroughly and replant in
hills and drills, rather than let volun-
teer crop come up. But many are afraid
to plant them at all, in that they be-
lieve that if they once get into the land
they cannot be eradicated. Were il not
for the hog, this might he true. AS it's,
though, no such fears need TO be har-
bored.
There are quite variety of artichokes.
and still greater variety of opinions ia
regard 10 which is the best. Among
those who have experimental with the
different kinds, some consider the Red
Brazilian ahead of all the others. viz,
Mammoth. White French and the .Jeru-
salem. the last Of which is an old and
well-known variety. The Red Brazilian
has not been grown i'm America a quar-
ter of Il century yet, but in that time it
has gained a host of friends. simply be
cause its roots do not spread near 50
much AZ those of some of the other
varieties.-Teb Harke, in Albany q.
" Journal.