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droop and die, about April or May, it is 
ready for harvesting. The average yield 
will be from 7 to 8 tons per acre. 
Two varieties have been tested here, 
and gave the following results:— 
Jerusalem White 9 tons 1 ewt, per acre: 
Jerusalem Pink 6 ,, 16 
For feeding pigs it is best to turn them 
into the crop, to root out the tubers. It 
must be remembered that, where it is 
desired to continue the crop, the pigs 
should be removed before all the tubers 
are eaten, ; 
Few foods are more relished by pigs. 
The tuber in the raw state is very 
nutritious, more especially for pregnant 
sows, and also sows reduced in weight and 
condition after suckling and weaning big 
litters. 
This class of food acts as a diuretic, or 
promotes a healthy action of the kidneys 
in secreting urine; it relieves constipation 
and stimulates liver functions. Oneacre 
will support twenty sows from fonr.to six 
months, ' 
Young, growing pigs evidence con- 
siderable growth on being fed with them 
for a short period. The exercise obtained 
in harvesting or rooting up the tubers 
has a beneficial influence. It is 
especially notable that artichokes are very 
. digestible. 
The outcome of a number of tests go 
to show that for fattening purposes these 
tubers must be given with grain, and have 
a similar result to feeding with ordinary 
potatoes. 
325 lb. wheat, fed with 820 1b. arti- 
chokes, gave 100 lb. increase. 
—‘Agricultural Journal’ of N.S.W 
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Miscell aneous Items. 
_ New York City, with its boroughs, has 
a horse population estimated at 300,000 
and it is estimated that 50,000 die every 
year. 
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It is stated that a dozen fowls per acre 
will yield sufficient dung to fertilise the 
acre enough for most ercps, especially if 
the poultry dung be strengthened with a 
little phosphate. 
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