Mohave County miner., 1894-03-03
cAEAicRE.

The time will doubtless come in the
California mountains when the supply OF
tan bark oak will be 80 materially re.
duced that other tannin producing plants
will be subjects Of interested investiga.
ton.
The cultivation OF canaigre, which
yields largely Of tsnnin, and which is
indigenous to this section and IN many
parts OF Arzont, then beco n-s Of in
terest. The following np,n the subject
from the Stockton Independent is timely
"rhe new tannin- producing plant,
csnaisre, which has received but little
attention in California, will be new
source Of profit TO the farmer who will be
the first to cultivate It. One reason Why
1t has received no attention is that it WAS
not known that there was any market
for IL, but that objection has been re-
IN owed.
"The Pacific fannery in Stockton is
now using the fluid extract OF that plant,
which 10 made in Peoris, Ill but would
much prefer to use the plant itself IL II
could be had in good supply. The plant
Is now raised in Mexico and Arizona,
dried there and shipped to Peoria, where
the tsnnin 10 extracted and sent thence
TO the tanneries that use il. That makes
n a varv Z. ,.ona;ya r,a,ar;.I acd H. ~
suit is that the Pacific tsnnery uses It
only as supplementary material to give
additional srlidify to its sole leather II
the plant could be had in plenty, It
would he used In vast quantities and
those who raised il would find it q pro-
fitsble crop. Until it 10 raised in large
quantities it will not pay to put up kiln
TO dry 1t and mill to grind il.
"Csnsigre is q plant that when IL is
growing much resembles the dahlia.
and bears tuber that also resembles
that Of the dahlis or the sweet potato
Ii requires sandy soil and can endure
considerable drouth, but Is better for hav-
ing generous supply OF moisture. II
thrives in dry sandy soils and hence does
well in Arizona. Its ANIMAL period Of
growth, according to a bulletin Of the
Arizona agricultural experiment station,
only extends over q few months. II lie
planted shortly before the winter rains
and appears above the ground shortly
after they fall. It's tubers do not mature
the frs. year. but il lives several years
and propagates itself, producing new
roots and new plants each season, and
from these the planting is done.
Professor Hilg4rd advises that the
culture OF cansiSre be tried on small
scale first, ana he says the university
hs, offered the seed for several years,
but that il has hardly been called for
Now that there 10 . market for it, its
cultivation ought to be tried by those
farmers who have soil adapted to its
growth, AS y new source Of revenue.
Those who are disposed to try it, even
on small scale, can get full directions
about it's cultivation from the agricul
tural department OF the University Of
California, by addressing Professor E W.
Hilgard, the superintendent, at Berkeley.
The proprieturs Of the Pacific tan.
merry are making estimates on it's use,
and will soon be able to announce what
! they can afford to pay for The green
tubers, and will also ascertain what
lie the average yield per acre, so that
farmers may be able to figure Oh the
feasibility Of cultivsting it as u winter
crop.
"The Pacific tannery can use hun.
dreds Of tons Of canaigre every year
and every tannery on the coast will use
IL ~ fast as they can get enou sh Of it,"