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STARTING THE PLANTATION OF AMERICAN GINSENG | |
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STARTING THE PLANTATION OF AMERICAN GINSENG
By Dr. Walter Van Fleet
In planting ginseng beds it has been found desirable to start with both young roots and seeds. By securing roots three or more years old a moderate seed crop may be had the first season. A stock of one-year or two-year roots set at the same time will start the rotation, am! it is well to plant seeds also if germinated ones are available.
Seeds are now procurable at prices varying from $1.00 to $2.50 per 1,000, and roots from 50 cents to $3.00 per 100, according to age and source. Stratified seeds cost about 50 per cent, more than fresh seeds, but may be regarded as far more useful for beginners. There are about 8,000 seeds in a pound. As the output of seeds is likely in time to exceed the capacity of the plantation, it is well to restrict the production by nipping the flower heads, unless a good market for the seeds is assured. Roots gain more rapidly in size and weight if the plants are no: permitted to seed.
While small door yard and woodland plantings may be grown with little outlay, ginseng culture on a large scale is quite expensive. The cost of equipping and starting ginseng beds on a commercial basis does not appear under present conditions to fall far short of $1,500 per acre, exclusive of the value of the land.
Fur, News. Fur News, January 1916.
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