Agriculture is the most healthful , the most useful , and the most noble employment of man .— Washington. 
VOL. V. NEW YORK, MAY, 1846. NO. V. 
4. B. Allen, Editor. Saxton & Miles, Publishers, 205 Broadway. 
TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
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are obliged to close our columns early in the pre¬ 
ceding month, in order to get it printed and sent off' 
promptly at the time of its date. We wish our cor¬ 
respondents hereafter to bear this particularly in 
mind; and if their favors do not reach us at least three 
weeks in advance of the first of the month, there is 
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ing month. Those unaccustomed to edit a periodical 
of this kind, cannot estimate the importance of an 
editor’s having his matter in hand, and all prepared, 
at least one month in advance of publication. In 
consequence of not getting articles in season, we 
are frequently obliged to let them lie over nearly a 
year, much to our own regret and that of corres¬ 
pondents. Advertisements must be sent in as early 
as the 15th of the month in advance. 
JERUSALEMARTICHOKE. 
This root is cultivated precisely like the potato, 
in hills or drills. At the South and West it is fed 
off by turning swine on to the fields, who root them 
up and consume them at pleasure. A winter’s 
supply of food is thus easily provided for their 
hogs, and the crop fed off the land greatly enriches 
it The artichoke is considered one of the best of 
fertilizers, as it derives a large amount of its carbon 
and nitrogen from the atmosphere. They should be 
cultivated extensively in well grown orchards, as 
they do well in the shade, pulverize the soil with¬ 
out exhausting it, and leave it in a good condition 
for growing trees. After the fruit is gathered turn 
the swine on to feed them off. Rooting therm up is 
nearly as beneficial as plowing ; at the same time 
the swine destroy nearly all the insects harboring 
round the trees, and the manure they leave is equi¬ 
valent to a good top-dressing. The artichoke is a 
delicious table vegetable, pared and cut up raw 
in thin slices with vinegar added to it. Many are 
also fond of it boiled and mashed like turnips. 
Frost does not injure the roots, and after the first 
planting they will propagate themselves. The roots 
of the Jerusalem are ill-shaped, rather large, and of 
a pure white color. The kind of artichoke bearing 
a root with pink streaks or spots on the flesh part, 
is not as good as the Jerusalem. They grow well 
in the poorest land. 
CULTURE OF CABBAGE 
The cabbage crop is a very important one in the 
vicinity of cities, and immense quantities are raised 
there; but we doubt whether as much attention is 
paid to the culture of this vegetable on the farm as 
there should be, considering its importance as food 
for both man and beast. It is true that in conse¬ 
quence of the severity of the weather of the North¬ 
ern States (cabbage being a very watery vegetable), 
it is not as profitable to feed to stock as in the mild¬ 
er winter climate of Great Britain ; and, in addition 
to this, it is more difficult to keep with us, and more 
difficult to store. Nevertheless, for food for cattle, 
as the frost cuts off the grass in the autumn, and 
before the severity of the winter sets in, few vege¬ 
tables excel it. Then, such an immense quantity 
can be raised per acre where the ground is favorable 
for the crop, and it is so easily cultivated, it is quite 
an inducement for those who have but a small 
quantity of land to devote a few acres to it. 
There are various methods of cultivating the 
cabbage ; for the field, with the larger variety, how¬ 
ever, we prefer planting them in hills two and a 
half to three feet apart each way, it is so much 
easier using the cultivator among the plants, and 
thus saves the tedious process of hand hoeing. It 
