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W. L B . Hlfth Point l>« —T a l«»t»r
from the Afrioultural Department which «1
fined me to write you in regard to Giiiseux at.d
otLer valuable plants which could he rained in
this section of the country, and ns 10 where I
couid get seed or plants to get u start, ami
about what it would cost to pul out from one to
two acres in Gins uis and other plants. Picn
ic l me hear from you aoou.
Answer by Director Redding: In re
gard to the cultivation of (iinseng the
following extract from the annual re
port of the U. S. Commissioner of Agri
culture for 1887, contains all the avail
able information ou the subject:
"So far as has been learned Ginseng
has not been successfully cultivat 'd in
this country, it is a product of the
woods, and efforts made in its culture
have not been satisfactory. Chinese
Ginseng is closely allied to our uutive
species: seeds huve occasionally been
received from China and Japan, but ao
far as ascertained they have not vege
tated. It ia possible that they soon
lose their germinating power, as it is
stated that the Japanese deposit the
seed in the ground as soon as they are
collected, in order to keep them fresh
until wanted to sow. The Japanese
cultivate the plant to some extent, and
their method is to select a sheltered
position and make a bed of leaf-mold
in which the seeds are sown, and where
the plants remain until wanted for
use. The beds are protected from tin
sun by a roof of straw laid on poles
and posts. After growing four years
the roots are lifted, carefully washed,
scalded in boiling water, then dried in
a high temperature until they become
brittle. The best article sells for about
S."> a pound in Jnpan. It is a plant that
docs not submit readily to cultivation,
and its profitable production would lie
very doubtful.”
I.lire rue, or Alfalfa.
G M p., Hamilton, Ga Please give me
some information about A,/alls Ween and
bow to plant it, and all about it,
Answer by Director Redding: Lu
cerne, or Alfalfa as it has been called
of late years, (Medlcago Sativa) has
bas boen grown in the .Southern States,
in a small way, for more than sixty
years, or long before we had any com
munication with California, whence
the name of Alfalfa came. It is a
forage plant belonging to the same
order with red clover to which it is
somewhat similar In appearance and
uses. It is superior, however, to clover
in productiveness, nutritiousness and
i ase of cultivation. Lucerne requires
u very deep, mellow, well drained anil
very rich soil. A sandy loam is best if
rich enough. It is not worth while to
attempt to grow It except on a rich,
well prepared and clean soil. A very
good preparation for lucerne is a crop
uf cow peas sown in Juno or early in
July; but it may follow a rich plot
that is now In cotton. October is prob
ably the best month in which to sow
Iho seeds, but I have succeeded very
well with sowing us late as the middle
of November, and ft may be sown with
success in February or March, on very
clean land. Plow and cross-plow deep
ly and harrow well. Sow as you would
turnips, in rows 20 to 24 inches apart,
about 8 to 10 pounds of seeds being re
quired for one acre. It is advisable to (
apply three or four hundred pounds of
fertilizers per acre when preparing the
load, even if it is already very rich.
This should consist of acid phosphate
and kainit equal parts, and a little well
rotted stable manure (containing no
weed seeds), or, instead of the stable
manure about 25 pounds of nitrate of
so la. A good way to prepare is first t<
plow and harrow well; then lay oil
rows the desired width (1 prefer not
less than two feet), distribute the fer
tilizer in these rows and bed on them.
Then smooth off the beds and sow the
lucerne seed just as you would ruta-
Vuiga, or other turnips’ using plenty ol
seed. The young plants are delicate
un i grow slowly at first, but even when
sown l*> October a very fair cutting will
be afforded in March, and one or twe
more during the early summer. When
fully established, or two years old, o
lucerne patch will afford from four to
six cuttings during the season, the first
often as early as March 1.
The planting will last many years,
requiring only to be kept free’ from
weeds, and an annual manuring of
Phosphate and potash, and it will prob
ably- afford more rich food per acre
than any other crop whatever. The
lucerne should be cut before it blooms,
using an ordinury mowing blado. It is
best to cut the day before feeding, per
mitting it to wilt. Seed cost 15 to 20
cents per pound, and are sold by all
seed dealers. Rvory farmer who keeps
a ho.-se. eow. pigs and chickens, should
have an acre or so of lucerne. There
is no doubt of its value.
Chicken Cholera and It* Prevention.
\\ by submit to heavy losses from thie
disease'? Up to April, 18111, vliis dis
ease had not been cn the Experiment
Farm to our knowledge. Early in that
month a hen became sick and dumpish
with a dark comb; all food and water
refused. 11 was thought useless to treat
this case, but Epsom salts were admin
istered and tiiis was followed with
copious watering plaeod in the mouth
with a spoon. The lien was put in a
warm, sunny place, isolated from usual
runs, and recovered very slowly.
Another hen died in a few days and
then another and a cockerel, and several
persons who had had experience with
cholera pronounoed this disease to be
oholera. The lien and cockerel died
near nitfht, and next morning two
other liens were dead and eight more
were in different stages of the disease.
Treatment was begun at once. Two
hens were killed and buried as those
previously dead had been. The six
were brought out into the sunlight and
given salts and water.
Tlie house and yard were thoroughly
disinfected with i pint of strong sul
phuric acid to 8 gallons of water, as
suggested in poultry books. The liens,
themselves were sprayed with this.
Their <i. inking water was charged with
carbolic acid (1 tea.poonful to half gal
lon water) and anafietida was put in
their fo.id at the rate of 1 heaping table
spoon to tlie food of 30 chickens.
ill - next morning six hens could not
get off the roost, though all but two
had g. tie up as usual the night previ
ous, a er their treatment These were
treated as before and put outside the
yard. Before night all but four hens
were walking about peeking grass.
After thiee days of isolation these four
were returned to the yard cured, and
all have been in good health since. Six
liens and a cockerel were lost before
the health of the flock was restored by
the tr- atment as given above.
Had we known the disease at first,
it is doubtful if a single bird need to
have been lost. Promptness to disin
fect and treat the sick birds will save
many losses. The doses of salts, not
before recommended to mv knowledge,
doubtless helped rid the' birds of the
cholera bacilli sooner than if it had
not b on given, and so hastened the
eradication of the disease. The asafie
tida ai ts as a diffusible stimulant to
help k- .-p the birds warm.
The drinking water was for some
days kept charged with carbolic acid,
and all that is now needed to secure
immunity from another attack is a
second thorough disinfection and to
continue for some time th» addition of
carbolic acid to tne drinking water.
F. E. Emery, Agriculturist, N. C. Ex
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Ni''v (ironnd v*. ohl Land.
K S. Ho in i <»«t. (I) Would it ‘e more
DTP!ltiu>lo u buy and . loir uj» wild laud costing
HI an m r iriu. adjoining land «•! the same
origin'll fertility that as l»* n well cultivated in
corn and cotton for ton >eurs. a?t icsame price?
The tpn s;ion is whether t u* land that inn ro
ooivod the ordinary cultivation and fortili,uti.m
for ton yctrs ov. ho t.ollt up with grm*n ma
nuring and feriddng to equal the now 1 mil. >i|
a lohh ovp *i 8 > i'.ih tiC cost of clca Ini/. (2>.
How wouM you go to work to redeem old,
" worn-oui ' land ?
Answered by Director Redding: I
would prefer to buy tin* old land if it
has been reasonably well cared for and
Dot in gullies, rather than unreclaimed
forest, land of same original character,
•vt the same price, unless 1 could sell
thf fuel ami timber at a good price.
Hy a proper rotation of peas, or clover,
corn, small grain, and cotton, and the
judicious use of fertilizers the old land
may be brought up to a higher produc
tiveness in three or four years than it
over had, and at less expense than it
would cost to remove tlie forest growth,
stumps and roots from the new laud. I
would first sow the land in small grain
—outs, rye or wheat fertilizing well.
After harvesting the small grain imme
diately sow in cow peas, using one
bush -1 of seed and applying 300 pounds
of acid phosphate and 35 pounds of
muriate of potash per acre. Make huj T
of the pea vine, and immediately turn
und.M- tlie stubble and sow in rye say
in September without manure. Turn
under tlie rye iu February and plant in
cotton, fertilizing with compost, or
with commercial fertilizers. The fol
lowing would bo a good formula, per
act* :
£.") p.iunds Superphosphate,
20 po li ! - Muriate ol Potash.
tOi-80 polled. Katniti.
hi n umds \iait i of Soda,
(Or 13) pounds Cotton Meal).s
fhstea.t of tlie above you might apply
400 pounds of a well " balanced, high
grade guano, in a brand that would
analyze:
Phosphate Add (avail* .:e 10.0) por eenl
Potash iKiO) ... 3.D0 per cent
Nitrogen ... 8.00 percent
Ur. 3,000 to 3,000 pounds of a well bal
anced Compost of stable or cow ma
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In August give the cotton a light
harrowing ana at the same time sow in
rys—hi 1 f bushel per acre; or perhaps
September would be early enough to
sow the rye, tlie object being for the
rye to appropriate any soluble, fertili
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winter. You may graze the rye iightly
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three yea.-rotation. The fourth year
it will be in cotton again, and if ma
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should yield nearly, or quite, one bale
per acre.
t*f course tin- above system is subject
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