Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-02-06
TIE HORSE RADlSH TRADE.
Considerable Information About the Root
and the Way Ii l. Raised.
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| New York Times
The seller Of all sellers of horse radish has
q store in Third avenue. He does business
by the wholesale, selling much as twenty
four tons a year. The business has descended
to him from Old Capt Post, who first ped
Died horse radish in New York more than
fifty years ago. The captain started with
Only basket; now the business employs
wagons, drivers and clerks. The captain
was famous in his day, as much ON account
% hi, joility and good nature as the excel
lent quality OF hi, horse radish He was con
spicuoas rs politician, always taking part
in professions AMI celebrations. and some
lodv Thought enough of him to write book
about him. In early days roots were small,
short, and otherwise poor in comparison
with roots nowadays. Before he died man
astonisaed him in Avenue c one day by
showing to him a root that weighed four
pounds. An incident that his descendants
are proud OF is that he was the first man in
New York To- put springs a wagon.
We supply about 2JO hotels and restau-
rants, the present dealer said, and We get
orders from u great many cities. l had an
order the other day from New Orleans. Oh,
no. we don't depend on truck farmers for
our supply. We have it raised for Us in New
jersey The demand is so constant that We
keep the roots the year round, and besides
the truck farmers don't raise enough for us.
Ii takes a whole season to grow, and is gem
orally due IN September There has been as
Giuch progress in raising horse radish as in
raising Strawberries almost Here's q root
from our supply farm. See how long the
end Is, and how round and full the head.
That had to be cultivated. Thirty years
ago YOU couldn't pick out four roots like
that in two barrels Here are four
without stopping 10 pick. This other root
came from Pennsylvania. | bought lot to
sc what it Is like But they don't know the
business of raising horse radish out there.
Til, root you see has four or five heads 1t
Is hari To clean and there is a good deal of
VASE. The man who raised this ought to
have uncovered tie head when it was just
shooting UP and clipped Off some Of the lower
leads The wound would have healed and
the growth would have gone into the top
most head Many persons think that most
Of the roots sold grow wild. But it is a
mistake. OF course you and / have seen
them growing wild, but they need cultiva-
ton 20 lie perfect. They should be dug in
the fan. but they may b. kept in the ground
until spriny. Frost doesn't hurt them, but
they are never 50 good in the spring
There Is one thing about horse-radish that
I haven't b,en able 10 find out in the thirty
years have sold it, and that is how to keep
it after it has been grated. 1t can't be done
1t is mois:snad with vinegar, but that doesn't
it Il must be grated fresh every day
and be eaten right away. I'll sell enough
II last few days AMI no more. II il be-
comes fiat am accused of mixing in tur-
nipS. keep the roots in pits in the cellar
during thu winter ard spring. That crater
have had for twenty three years" pointing
TO an old-gashioRed machine like a hay-cut-
ter, AM / have never seen another that
suited. Ii was hat-preSser once. 1t has
tie easiest treadie motion | have ever seen
Picking up big root the dealer pressed it
against the rough surface of n revolving
CRATER. AMI in a few seconds it was gnaweG
into bits and thrown into n receptacle be-
low. The Iufgent odor permeated the room
Make your head ache.'
No indeed Il cures headache but on
forgy and sultry days it is almost impossi-
bic To work the machine. The odor almost
chokeS TIE men. Bat its good for the health.
and have known physicians t, send pa
tients TO me 10 be cured Of jaundice an6
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