DIGITAL ARCHIVE of SLAVERY to FREEDOM at MONTICELLO   (beta)

Artichokes. see page 88.

500. bushels to the acre made by mr Ben. Lewis

½ bushel a day serves a hog.

Artichokes do better on clayey loams than either potatoes or carrots. the horse hoeing husbandry suits them best. double rows 18.I. apart, & intervals of 3½f. the plants 1.f. in the row. when planted flush the rows should be 2f. apart, & the plants 1.f. in the row. average produce 481. bushels to the acre. but they do not leave the earth mellow. they thrive in almost any soil. 3. Young’s exp. agr. 258.

Red beets. Carrots.

Beets are ameliorating. they suit clays better than carrots. should be substituted for unproductive fallows. they clean the grounds. plants should be hoed to 18I. apart every way. average produce 346. bushels per acre. 3. Young’s exp. agric. 251.

to feed horses with carrots put 2 or 3. bushels at a time into a trough and with water & a broom wash them. take them out, chop them with the edge of a shovel & give them in chaff to the horses. 2½ bushels are equivalent to a bushel of oats, and with a plenty of hay will serve a horse a week. 4. exp. agr. 409.