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liave given similar results. The inexpensive gain in 

 weight is not the only advantage in using artichokes, as 

 the better health consequent on adding to the ration this 

 fresh and succulent feed is a matter of great importance, 

 especially in animals which are kept for breeding. The 

 best soil for the crop is similar to that best for Irish po- 



TUBERS AND MATURE ARTICHOKE PLANT. 



tatoes. It should be rich, mellow and well drained. On 

 dry, hard clay the yield is always small. 



South Carolina experiment station Bulletin No. 128 

 says : "During November and December, when March 

 shotes ought to be fitted for the block, they should be 

 turned onto patches of artichokes and Spanish peanuts, 

 which make an excellent combination of feeds, that, 



