The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-03-09
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about IS . ginseng farm Mr.. Delaney
/ is advertising for an acre o. ground heav-
/ Is shaded Tor which he VII pay fancy
+ price. he il also hunting for a gardener.
But as be IS always joking Ne can set no
o6er Of Al acre Of ground ard 70 gar
dsners appear. Everytlms he usenti0ns
ginseng hts friends laugh. and re IS we'll
nigh discouraged.
IN three OF four years from date when
+ Delaney IS taking $40 40 year from that
one acre Of land. the people viii realize
that Il was not a Joke
one attractive feature or growinS gin
seng IS that 50 little ground Is needed z
D. Crssiey. a grower Of New York state.
estimates that 1854 40 plants can BE- gown
or one acre. IN beds four and one-haif feet
wide allowing for walks between the
beds Mr.. Crssley estimates the value or
this number OF roots AZ S5s.o57.sa Mr.. S.
9. Clifton. a Missouri grower says thai
one acre or ginseng Is ahout al one maa
can attend. and the least estimate Is
worth S0e3 at FIVE years cd.
According to the experience OF practical
growers. one square rcd OF ground. under
the best conditions. u planted n two
year old roots and SLOWED 10 grow four
years. viii produce results as follows
one square rod q ground furnishes room
for - plants. set eight inches apart each
way. allowing for walks between the beds
Estimating four roots % the pound. gives
eo7 pounds: when dried sIxty-rfne pounds.
1T s. per pound. $50 While making the
four years growth these plants should
produce is 50 seeds. or ~ ounces. ard
a. a.
So - 81 per pound. these seed represent
e value OF not less than 81 per ounce. or
ss7s. Increasing tho products 70 8 - for
one square rod OF ground in four years.
The calculation being made frora Whole
sale price standard. the possibilities exist
Tor making the profits double u1y estimate
Slr. Stanton sold his crop q seed n 1901
for s g.
IN the ian CT lea1 there was a hiE de-
msnd for wild roots AZ s. 20 s. Per pound
III New York while the cultivated roots
sold for considerably more
The department q Agriculture bulle-
tin OF. OF Pennsyivanla) contains an art
Gle from an old grower. who states that
there IS great profit IA growing giEseng
az & = pound.
L T. shepherr Omitted States Consular
Reports. 10. IS. vol KY. 2. IS. 1854
says.
Imperial ginseng is 50 called because
Il IL raised or gathered uader imperial
Protsction IN { be parks or hultinE
grounds. whore II IS kept free from the
PROCLAMATION q the vulgar herd This
variety ranges from so 20 S-ao PER pound
aad is largely taken up bv TIE wealthy
sar.4- En- -
can learn"
The United STATES Department p AEri-
culture CBuIistia fs) afsrrrs. The Kor-
can ginseng SENS 70 be regarded a. thc
next best quality. and apparently In
cludes both the vfld and the cultivated
product u is said % have about THE
same qualities as the former hst "a r1uch
cheaper. ard therefore much more ex-
tensiveiy used. This auantv j. stated %
be marketable az froIn SIS % g. per
pound
J. J. r BandinG. United States cousuI. /
SAYS that ~an old root. resembller TIRE /
BODY of a man. with bead and limbs =
supposed 70 be oua Or Two huuerec years
old. and fetches an enormous pr1ce-froei /
90 70 80 tseis per ounce weight
A tael Is a5cut N.15 IN our Money. which i
makes the value q these rare Specimens 4
about s. ID 10 Per pound
n reply % an izquirirE public. zho
may think that fAe entsrprislnE American +
NAY oFeri0 tire business. / VIII quote
from The London Nau and Afr. EwsnE
president q the China Merchants &C. q .
SHANGHAI II the interview lr. ENazx
said
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several thousands - vea-z. they krop
its value as a medicine. thev use if RI
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religion Thev haFe Been tagzhf rs h.ar-
eft8 for generations. they have hee-
taught thsf 81 possesses sz.rarnas7ral
power anf it Fl even uorshipgee
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