The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-12-27

~cul1vsf1oa on'a fArgs nals - ssruhe
and weeds which are bow tseksd upon
~ worthless and Troublesome. while In
reality they po~ssss great vaiss II prop
eriy treated.
In TACT, the average farmer has ncA
e. lying unnouced about his nalds In
the shape OF noxious weeds, which b.
stead OF being utilized, remain - r.
cumber the land and impoverisb ~
owner. The value OF certain OF tAsss
native drug plants has been recogz4nsd
by some collectors with the result that
they have been well nigh extermlnatsd-
Belladonna Is a standard drug. wide
ly used. and a very considerable > IN
Is paid annually for the product -
this plant Experiments with b,ila-
donna have been In progress at the
Washington gardens OF the government
for about four years. and II has been
found TO do well In a good garden soil
After the FIRST year the become
valuable and may be dug In the lste
autumn or early spring 1t is dosir
able that they should not be allowed TO
become too woody before digging. They
are cut and cured. The cultivation OF
belladonna on q commercial Scale has
been taken up successfully during toe
past two years by an American nm
using this drug.
AT the present time a small but
growing market exists In this country
for ground psprika pepper. prepared
from the pods OF a slender fruit grown
especially In Hungary. This product
Is imported In both the whole and the
ground condition. chiefly In the latter
state. During the last two seasons
small experimental paintings have been
made by the government at Ebenezer.
y. C. Three acres grown during the
last season have yielded between 1900
and $500 pounds OF dried pepper pods.
for which a profitable price has been
received In spite OF the fact that the
ripe fruit was picked weekly and cured
out In a tobacco barn over artificial
heat the profits resulting have been
satisfactory. There was imported last
year 100000 pounds OF pepper. valued
At more than S4.000.o00. The govern
mont experts say that this entire de
msnd can be met by American pro
ducts provided proper attention Is Civ
IN 10 the business.
II the advice OF the plant specialists
- fIa a.r.ruanrs -. effAnn .-A.-
Industries may be established on
and that Is now considered worthless |
Weeds regarded as nulsances. which
nay be found along the wayside. In
corners. and waste places. con-
ain valuable drugs. Among these are
he socslled American wormseed !
which is used as a yermifuge. Some
and In Florence, s. c.. was devoted 20
he cultivation OF this weed and yield
d 600 pounds TO the acre The crop
,sve a better return. acre for acre.
han cotton on the same kind OF land
the name season.
The despised jimpson weed supplies
Irug dealers with both leaves and
eeds. II cultivated this ungainly III
melting weed win pay better than
rbeaf and other staple crops. Poke root
'as G commercial value. and on the
helre- OF the a~pothecaries II Ia labeled
Americana Burdock, and
elbow dock roots are now imported be
no American farmer takes the
to dig and send then to mar
ct.
Among the Wild drug plants now rap ]
liy disappearing are seneca snake root
purple ~conenowcr. This drug has
ONE into special prominence In the
ss few years and Is much In demand
n Increasing foreign consumption b.
ix noted In addition to the quantity
ecessary to satisfy bone temsndA