The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-06-09
DRUG PLANTS
NOT UNUSUALLY
PROFITABLE
A knowledge of Market Conditions Is
sential To Success in Growing Them,
Says U. S. Department of
Agriculture.

Although large amount of money !
spent annually for the importations 0
crude drugs and the determination of
number of valuable native drug plant
lis threatened, government specialists d.
not believe that the growing of drug
plants offers any unusual opportunities
for profit TO the American farmer. Drug
plants are subject TO the same disease
and risks as other crops and in add
ton. knowledge of the best methods OF
cultivation aud handling is less genera
than in the case OF other and better
known crops. In issuing a new bulletin
farmers bulletin 663, .s)nlg Plants Tn
der Cultivation" the department OF ag.
riculture. therefore, warns farmers that
in order to have the cultivation OF drug
plants financially successful in this coun.
try, the introduction OF improved meth.
DDS and the extensive use of machinery
IL probably necessary. Under these cir
lcumstances the natural tendency viii be
10 increase The production in the inter
est Of economy. The demand for many
drug plants, however. is so limited that
ii large areas are brought under cultiyA.
ton there is considerable danger Of over.
production. Prospective growers are
urged, therefore, 10 sequaint themselves
with market conditions before investing
any considerable sum of money in this
way.
ON the other hand. the number Of drug
plants vhich may h. grown in the United
States Is large. Many native medicinal
plants which are found in their wild state
in a few sections have been successfully
cultivated in situations far beyond their
natural range. In suitable soil and un.
der favorable weather conditions the fol.
lowing plants have done well under cul.
tivation N numerous places in the central
and eastern states and II the difference
IN climatic conditions i not too great
VIII probably b. suitable in other re-
gions. Aniss, belladenns hurdock. cara
way. oatnip. osmomile. c0nium. cOriandeF.
diRitalis. din. cchinscea. elecampan fen
mel heniane. horehouud. peunyroyaL.
sags, stammoniurn. tsnsy and thyme.
The bulletin already mentioned con
tsins specific instructions for the cult I
vati0n 81 esch If these plants and 81
number 81 0thers. N general. u may - I
said that many wiid medicinal plant.
sre much rnorr diHieilt 70 propagate 4
from seeds than species cotnnonly grs~u /
n Far3eus. MorpDerr. IN growing msair- /
Insl rlnrts from seed Il j. much bette 4
b start tie plauts ~ greenhouse o.
1utised thsn ~ seu the Sod firntiv IN
NJ frid tnder an circumstances. the
p-eriarstton NJ tire coil = ~ prirns iss-
surtsnrs. A Sod t.si prepared - thoF
l1gi.iy r1iring equal parts II gsrasn sol.
esf iso.ia. sell rDttrf msnurr aud fissn
'snd wa1 ~ sutahir for tte grrmfps
isn ~ mosf seed. Fls hessirf flir ss.H
h. Ersaifr the gusrtftF 81 se.a Should
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,susilv harvested IN So san -
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