1 Fez, 1902.) QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. 121 
GINSENG CULTURE. 
.. Seven thousan ‘acre for a crop seems an incredible return, yet 
My § quite within Toa Ca posal There is a root called “ Ginseng: 
wich ig highly esteemed for its medicinal properties by the Chinese, who 
i enormous prices for it. The Encyclopaedia Britannica says it ie the root 
othe Pecies of Panaw (P. Ginseng). The demand for it is so great that many 
4 .00ts are substituted for it, notably Panax quinquefolium, EAE . 
pa: snetican Ginseng, imported from the United States. The pingeng UE cE 
nf in Corea is the most esteemed variety. Lockhart says that i A 1e 
€cted in China is imperial property, and is sold to those who have 
€ of dealing in it at its weight in gold. 
Ginseng of good quality generally occurs in hard, rather brittle, trans- 
peent ices, Shoat the Binoy of the iitle finger, and varying length aon 
300 puches. In price it varies from 6 or 12 dollars to the enormous a 2: 
dite dollars an ounce—that is to say, from 24s, of 48s. to £60 or Pp 
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ag ane We ask how it comes about that a root which is as easy to grow 
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v cassava or ginger is not grown universally ia a oF. a 
tries? In Manchuria it grows wild, so it does in Corea, a 
its cules 18 what a farmer of New Mexico (U.S.A.) writes about the plant and 
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Where ther Y ‘al shade. But, with the experience 
No ere was plenty of natural sha D ; 
best ae T think savin ealcare with artificial shade or gta pba ee 
Thang rt one can grow it successfully in the forest. Lattice sha f te _ 
thein oble and economical of space. In the forest the plants are chec 
: ; hi the lattice work 
y the trees absorbing the moisture, while under th h 
Boy Ve & More thrifty. Sipenianca: Open field or garden soil, sears ior 
Mofitary Sarden vegetables, is preferable. Old worn-out ae re e m 
hia anting it in ginseng if made rich by the use aif Hen 
- little land is 
Tuineg wider, gins rofitable crop grown, as but little 
fang ted and, if peeeenies ell yield a greater profit than aay Se 
"requires no great amount of money invested in lands, no oa i 
thet te large barns to store your grain, and no expense for stock or help. i. 
ltVestipn gow’ Of the best occupations one can get into. If our farmers yon . 
Yearg uve Such a valuable industry as ginseng and grow more of tesa a : 
And it &Y will find themselves prospering. The demand far exceeds tl . age y> 
the te © many years before the supply of cultivated ginseng will c ange 
op, are a the root, There is ready saie for it at all times, and it is a 
Shade, 7 ginseng wants most is soil rich in vegetable matter, ae 
Suly, W 8 of such a nature that it propagates itself by means or 1ts 
Mody, J 
aed cr ne Th he bud at the top of the root makes the next year’s plant an 
pets, and }; 
ahoct try 
a Ut ten ae 
Ubling so 
ng, ae every year. Ginseng should be seven or eight years old before 
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i the roots the 
© root continues to grow all the time, and the larger 
“a © they are. mpiaaihe bed every year, and in a few years you can 
