The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-23

N" T E"' - N' hH' NHHHNAN "a n"
seng and the field Il offered for profit
able investment This valuable roo
grows wild In some portions Of tn,
State. and is gathered with profit
That il could be cultivated with grea
profit goes without saying. An al
tempt Is being made along this line
by Rev. W, II. Crum. ut Hickory Flat
aud the result of this investigation
viii be watched with interest. A mum
her OF years Is necessary 10 get ever
a email plat Of ground properly seeded
aid growing, The formation Of com
pantFs for Its culture would be a bust
nyssrlike plan, and with the proper
handling, pay far larger dividends
than bank or manufacturing stock.
Considerable capital would he neCes
sary 10 get an acre or so in euittya.
ton and carry II until ready for the
market, several years being required,
Then. too. 1t would be necessary to
furnish protection from thieves in the
way Of strong and tmpregnable fences,
or Eatchgten to patrol the premises
night and day, The value NJ the plant
tar,rn ant -. - 1o,,,5t -,
rarIe.,r, TIA y,,t,vtrm ,vngrtscro
Of Mr.. Lester Herrpn Of Asheyille.
y. c viii be OF interest.
Less than three miles from Ashe-
vile there lives an old man named
HavreH. who. twelve years ago. began
the cultivation Of ginseng. Mr.. Her.
rsn ~rlao,ot rHa. y,v9tb - an anr, ara
nn,v 5,hF,nr5i|g tho f,ct tbo+ so,Srai
,asrs ~ aIre,st aysry nlsn, NO.
- 10 aar. $40. r--, : ~ -
,a- trbirh he ha" Goav ogarnS az
r.r,s,l g. n ast war W. tTar,
rn n,,hrra5 fr-r, ht, - 81 a.,
,or. "a Ana ,~ias@na s,r5 whtch La
J{sn.sa5 ~ -, ,b@ fah,,,,,g nrioa ~
fn,,r cant. aarb ~. hoe nnf ,tat gotb.
arnI NM, ~ ma ran,s ma viii nj a.,
90 T,~ co,s,rai ,aars aTtbanrb r., bas
a. ~ .rt,a. tt,+ ,rtiI ,31i.h sn"r,
n{r, ,,ncas Togt ysar NJ
Ham r,ns .,gors5 a%ndlv sTm fnr
mo san3 ~ nj, rfnearg ,yhjls II was
"a hl,nrn Tba oTor rse turrna down
nnyoyar and ,ho ou.nor ~ tho ,farr,
YYaFEry,1 and 33rr,u0l ,f tha glnJ
> THAT Ln Las heon
than s,coceeFni 10 shown hv the
orar which no yaf,s.a for tho ouar.
ar NJ an acrn NJ nlarts and II is gnn.
aralJy haitoyod nv thGso VIII have
senn tho niaca tina, tho ,rinsenp farm,
viii In a faw yaars rival \ rnjd mine
s,r wealth = . : M Hnrrar
th,t n T.. rot bord to rai.n tho
TingenT, that If nust ha nlartad IN
go" - "
otartat h,s farm Nv digcing mn
wild rIorte an pole craak ana trans.
,1nntrg thom Nv mis- r,aops ho cot
.bn niarta startai cnraidorahIv had
,n rI,rted tho snad ho SAVE That II
Lavn tak,n fo,o voara for tham
n come I'm and several vnars aftar.
yord before anv eigad roofs would
,ovn hoon formed "
rho r,orLat Fnr yi,sory /, For,d In
and Ionar md ~ rn1jng nrico
fn"r, e. ~ ca nar nnrrl T7hn do.
n,r5 I, aoad ana FOR bovond tho snn.
No whoro tha n1nnt grows n,jtd i,
bo ctotn farms cnul5 he etartaa
,as,Iv bv transniortin% ~. ,,ats and
'dHliS W bdiSpi"htAhE are tpbtS anu
altering the seed and starting them
n frames, transplanting to the field
" y" ora. "ppt haro V fnr a. ,'J innas
hent of capital that is well worthy an
Investigation, The plant grows wild
n Mississippi and thriyes. Why not
ultivate 1t and reap the profit that
ppears to be in the business? Let's
Hazlehurst offers the following eS-
eriences in trucking that will be
forth much to other sections as an
xample; w. NJ. Aainsworth planted
hree acres in tomatoes and sold
S7450 worth. He estimates his clear
roht at $3.50. Dan Pitts planted four
cres and estimates the profit at 800,
ohm Pitts planted half an acre and
as for profit $240. r. L, Ainsworth
one and a half acres in beans
nd marketed 1854 worth, profit,
l25. H. Il. Strahan planted a small
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