Here is a block of Ginseng plants in their fifth 
year, as grown under natural shade by preparing 
the soil and planting in 4 ft. wide beds. This meth- 
od has proven very good for many years, which 
you will note by the large healthy plants which have 
almost obscured the 2 ft. alley left between each 
bed. But, of course, this method requires some more 
labor which, according to our latest method is not 
necessary, as explained elsewhere, This garden was 
harvested the same fall and produced nearly one ton 
of dry root per acre and brought $16.25 per pound. 
Price of Our Canadian Grown Seed 
1,000 seed $5.00, % lb. ap pon 2,250 seed 
$10.00, % lb. Be Ser Fe 4500 seed $17.00, 1 lb. 
approximately 9,000 seed $30.00. Ginseng seed runs 
from 8500 to 10,000 seed per Ib., dif {fering from one 
year to the other, but the average runs about 9,000 
seed per lb. These prices are delivered free and in- 
clude our many years experience growing this crop, 
which is free for the asking. 
In case you grow 2-year old roots for trans- 
planting purposes, select any average garden soil and 
prepare as you would your garden. Then sow seed 
broadcast at the rate of 10 lbs. to 15 rods of 4 ft. 
wide beds. Cover seed about 1 inch with well pul- 
verized soil, and mulch with old sawdust or clean 
straw 2” thick. Do not use any kind of fertilizer. 
We will be glad to buy your 2-year old roots as there 
is always a brisk demand for ‘these roots. The de- 
mand is always greater than the supply. 
Why Is Ginseng Root 
and Seed So Scarce? 
The answer is simply this. 
The growers who carried on this 
industry a number of years ago 
were men like my Dad, that 
could look forward a number 
of years and were willing to 
wait for a profitable crop of this 
kind to mature, However, most 
of these growers have now 
passed on and | am sorry to say, 
but 1t 1s. a “fact -nevertheless; 
that our present generation is 
not interested in any crop or 
any business for that matter 
that requires from 2 to 5 years 
to bring results. This naturally makes it that much 
more profitable for those that have patience enough 
to wait for a crop of this kind. 
The Grand-Daddy of Them All 
This Ginseng root that weighed 1% lbs, was found 
growing in the timber under 100% natural condi- 
tions. Of course, Ginseng will not grow this large 
in 5 years. It’s not necessary as roots averaging 
only 4 oz. or 32 roots to the pound, will produce 
over one; ton per acre, Gleam simply showing this 
root to demonstrate what Ginseng will do when al- 
lowed to grow according to nature. 
