ing 12 seed to the foot, how large a piece allowing 
20 seeds to the foot? How much ground would be 
neec c sary at the end of two years if transplanted 
say 6x0 or 6x8 or if ground is plentiful 8x8 inches 
allowing for paths? 
If these roots at the end of six years sold for 
only 10 cents each how near would you be having 
enough to pay your expenses thru college, after de¬ 
ducting the cost of seed at $2.00 per thousand. 
How many hours fishing would you have to 
lose the first and second summer to weed a patch 
the size determined on. 
We had one choice patch ginseng that averaged 
65 cents per root, one single % pound specimen 
worth $1.80 at the prevailing price at that time. 
They were seven or eight years old in¬ 
stead of five or six which is the usual time re¬ 
quired. We also had another patch planted under 
trees where chickens had prevented weed growth 
for years, after spading and planting the ground 
not an hours work was ever done to cultivate and 
not a handful weeds to the rod ever appeared. This 
made 50 pounds green roots at six years, roots dry 
down three to one, they were worth about $9.00 per 
pound dry then but were so crowded and dwarfed 
we transplanted to get a couple years more growth 
and size, it seldom pays to market too early. 
We know of no other crop that is so profitable 
or one that has continued to increase in price so 
long or a remedy that remained popular so long. 
LAKE SARAH SPECIALTY FARM 
Rockford, Minnesota 
