A STANDARD APPLE BARREL REQUIRED. 



He adds also the following significant 

 statement, " I do not exaggerate when I 

 state that it is possible to market an- 

 nually in China hventy million dollars 

 worth of these roots." The italics are 

 the writer's, not Consul Johnson's. 



Given a suitable soil, good cultivation 

 with proper attention to shading, ven- 

 tilation, and preparation for market, the 

 growing of ginseng in Ontario should be 



A PROFITABLE INDUSTRY. 



Mr. Geo. Stanton is quoted by Pro- 

 fessor Butz as stating that the cash 

 product in less than five years from less 

 than two square rods (7 15 of the land 

 had been in ginseng only four years) 

 was $387.96. For 28 pounds of his 

 last season's crop he received $5.50 per 

 pound, which is a good illustration of 

 the superior quality of cultivated over 

 wild roots. Taking Mr. Stanton's fig- 

 ures as a basis, with time of cultivation 

 in permanent bed six years, and quanti- 

 ty of ground two square rods, we have 

 at the end of six years a return of §64.66 



a year for two square rods which when 

 increased to a quarter of an acre, which 

 is forty square rods, would make the 

 revenue at the end of the six years 

 ^7>7S9-2o, which would be a dividend of 

 $1,293.20 for each year, from which is 

 to be deducted all the expense of culti- 

 vation, rental value of land, interest on 

 outlay, and reduction in value of tools 

 and plant. 



At present it is evident, from the fig- 

 ures given by Consul Johnson, that the 

 exporter has more than a fair share of 

 the profit; for when he gets $17.50 per 

 pound for best quality and pays only 

 85.50, there is a margin of $12 per 

 pound. Surely the exporter's expenses 

 are not twice those of the grower. 



One word of advice to such readers 

 as may feel disposed to embark in the 

 cultivation of ginseng. Go slow. Begin 

 with a small bed. Experience will teach. 

 If failure be the result then the loss will 

 not be severe. If success crown the 

 undertaking, which is more probable to 

 him who proceeds cautiously, this article 

 will have not been written in vain. 



A STANDARD APPLE BARREL REQUIRED. 



Dealers and shippers who will handle 

 a large part of the commercial apple 

 crop of '98, which promises to be a full 

 one, are once more taking up in earnest 

 the question of a uniform barrel. As 

 heretofore pointed out in our columns, 

 the adoption of such regular package 

 must eventually prove a benefit to 

 to growers. It will serve to build up 

 confidence on the part of many con- 

 sumers who have been too often cheated 

 in the short measure barrel. An an- 

 nouncement is being sent out from the 

 otifice of the National apple shippers' as- 

 sociation, largely signed by dealers all 

 over the U.S., stating their requirements 

 in this direction. This is as follows : 



A large crop of apples is expected 

 this season. To realize a fair price we 



will necessarily export a large amount, 

 and as we shall have to compete with 

 Canada, we must have good co-operage 

 and a standard barrel. The National 

 apple shippers' association and the 

 National league of commission mer- 

 chants have already adopted the follow- 

 ing dimensions : Head 17^^ in., stave 

 28)4 in., between crozins, bulge not less 

 than 64 in., outside circumference. The 

 above are measurements of the Minne- 

 apolis flour barrel. Believing it for the 

 interest of the buyer, shipper and grow- 

 er to bring about this much needed re- 

 form, we, the undersigned buyers and 

 shippers, agree that we will not purchase 

 apples packed in barrels that hold less 

 than the above. 



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