The sun., 1897-01-31
RAISING GINSENG.
The Preeiess Root for witch the Ch !ness
Have = Secret C.e.
Nror tAe chicaoo R1ccr,L


DIXON. ILL.,, Jan. ol.-E. Z Page has ruia
successful cultivation at his suSusbar aon.s
crop the like OF which is not TO be :ouat e!s~
where In Illinois. at only two or three o;ss
places In this country. and In bu. two C: iAs
countries OF the entire globe. Nowhere n A.. ..
Europe Is ginseng grown, although tie Govern
ment OF Russia spent the fortune oi a vraesn
an unsuccessful attempt TO introduce .;s c.;.
walton into that dominion. II is more rare itIs
gold. and seed In the open market = w,::A 81
an ounce. The value OF the anpua, crop Q. rova
to be gathered from an acre OF groGat :: Ia
turity is something more than $1,000.
Mr.. Page. who is one OF the old res.atais d
Dixon. has always been a hotsnist in h. Nay
and he was first led TO think tha. Iinsens Eish
be successfully raised In the neiSAborAc,. N
the accidental discovery. MADE some ysar
since that in early times II had unm s:sI.sy
been indisenouS To the RocS River valley. iiI
not to be found here now. however. !; cA.S
sborisinai in Its habit inSa.isSly wa" dy.rs %,
b-fore the advance OF civil patton. TIE entire
worlds supply at present comes from u 6 20.
Wy, " being found In its natural state a. a'tu
places In North Carolina, Virginia an lenues-
see. and from Korea, where II Is tp,' vsrt.
Il is put Is q carefully guarded secret all oush
" Is generally supposed that II L. Necessary 10.
o. The eens,sni h.spasion ,S St n,s,
that at some future dav. not FAR d's'Aat the
supply may become exhausted.
Of the seed and 'owed II al hs place u % u.
time OF the hnal freeze-up last fall not a sTGs
sprout has shawn above the ground. pul TIL. u
not considered discourasins. as il AlwNy. tAkS
II from eighteen months to two years To- germ.
ns,e; @ Deciding then TO study IL" plan y ~
to North Carolina, and there, IN A.tshcN
county. he remained for two years. mas - a.
known TO the world by Anlelc RNes 70
hsr novel Ianis, the Sang n'gcer .hss
.priSH 81 sSoGaaif PasS sSoS1 sas hsTs s ,o
as he could nnd in the WOOD. and
transplsn,ed them; In june he took em,sp
entire distance In hopes that The i.,e 'Ui q
doors would beneft his shattered h"ath 49,
ga, Ihe nIan,s were altogether Eep' lr4 y
IoI porlod or three months. 50 that ms. d'ea,
yet zoo were still in good condition Nh"t ws
sssshed Dx'n and these were Ht once - .pt,s Is
the fences and they have since doe we., =
certain ninwnnt of shade Is u iir-t Trsp'ND
pected that tho nrst crop ~ the vsluN',e root
MN be ready 10 be har, e,ted for the otAei y.
the summer OF sos; and from that taro i"
annnAl value should increase randy. 90.
4. on enn easily understand.' sad VIZ ~
IN ,nat ~ Win the seed selling nts9 an oar', m
piece OF land. The plants bear ,ou" 'erf ~
Two years old; On All average each n'it.t t,rc. r.
oery oeiry r,a IA. only two seeds, which WI, ?,,a'
ony Two roots. plant one berry IN = % ace :.
Gkes about q. 900, 900 berries TO rlau' one 'e,e
Lne plant Is low and looks somewhat Iie Ii,.t, '
esIsAparllIh shrub. II has three leaves ana W.,
SHINING underside sometimes cause. N1n,e,
SSshg d,gIers to msiak the 'sqnNw p.H", tn,S
me seed IL small nat, and the color ~ 80 80.
wheat. yrarling rootis not HS lars"ar 1am s.r
PIpestem ana is soft; II hilerward ~ " va
becomes hard ana contact. lookiut A. si"h,,
from the ground, not unlike the root = l,.,hs
morse radish. The present market "a. .' ',tS"s
ROOT as II comes from tho ground = ir .o s,,i
pound upward, according tn the qua % 80 80
when planted produce roots, and ron. ,roll.f
seed The quickest and best way Ia .ei ''A'''
IN .ne business ts to plsnt the green rn"'-. ,h.,
a hara mn spF >
Az imperial edict was issued in China ptunisl
lting its collection and declaring Il 'tntenn,
property. Then II was sold by the Governm.II
20 the few who were given the privilege oil dear
Ing In it % its weight In gold"