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Growing Ginseng and Retiring in 5 Years.
What do I need to make it happen?
by, Michael Hunter

You need at least a 10-acre wood lot, preferably maple woodlot.  General good indicator out here is if that was a farm at one time or another, especially an old dairy farm.  In Michigan your soils pretty compatible, most other states too.
What are we going to work with here? We’re going to put 100 pounds of ginseng in on a ten-acre property.  Your going to open up about two thousand yards of beds which works out to  about 2 and ½ acres in the planting. With the recent change from U.S. Fish and Wildlife they have lowered the required export age from 10 years to five years on wild and wild simulated. 

We’re going to plant 100 pounds in there.  We’re working with a five year crop looking at a 10 year program, the basic idea 100 pounds of seed we get 90 per cent germination. You’re starting with around 720 thousand seeds.  An old rule of thumb from commercial growers under artificial shade they get about 4 to 5 thousand pounds of roots from an acre of commercial planting and they put in about 100 pounds of seed to do it.

Those mathematics don’t make much sense to me.  Realistically, if  you plant 720 thousand seeds you can, in 5 years think about 4-5 hundred thousand plants.  The potential is there. What are these plants worth in these markets? About $2.80 to $4.50 each.

Other things to think about in your 5-year program. In your 4th year these start to develop full seedpods.  And if you’ve had a good crop you could even be looking at the idea of a thousand pound yield off a woods grown plantation, 25 to 30 dollars a pound, that’s recuperating your initial cost. Hold back 100 pounds you’ll be wanting it and get it stratified.

The following year, your fifth year, you’re also going to have a nice seed crop. Hold back a 100 pounds right there, yours pick your roots right after you pick your seeds. Assuming that you have an assured market for your roots In this kind of situation I know of several good buyers who would come right out in the woods and deal for this and probably would prefer to buy it that way.  You harvest your ginseng crop, ginseng really doesn’t do good right over the places where it was grown before. How ever, you’ve only utilized about ¼ of your acreage. These beds that I’ve put in we kind of wiggle around through the trees with the atv and the seeder and you harvest your crop out of there in 5 years, you can take that 100 pounds of stratified seed immediately and plant another twenty five percent or another 2 and ½ acres.  You on your next year you can replant that other 100 pounds in there and you’ll pretty well utilize the entire 10 acres.

You should also be looking that in  4 years another seed crop coming and in 5 years another commercial large crop coming, and then you’ll have another commercial large crop coming the year after that.  11 years all told you’ll have the potential in there to very easily grow a million and a half plants and still grow quality ginseng at the same time.

Now a well-blended forestry program is very important in here.  You also want to look at the concept of growing veneer quality timber at the same time your growing your ginseng crop.

It is my intention to plant 5 of these commercial crops per year for the next 5 years. I’ll be 68 years old then and I will be ready to retire. In the next 5 years, depending on my personal involvement will leave some seed crops for many years to come.

I’m getting along in my years trying to open up some doors for the newer people to step in.  We have the sources of the roots.

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Glacial Ginseng Company's Marketing Co-Operative  The Purpose Of This Co-Operative Is To Provide A Reliable Market Place For Our 2800 Plus Ginseng Grower's And Harvester's Of Wild And Wild Simulated Woods Grown Ginseng Roots "Wild, Wild Simulated And Woods Grown Ginseng Roots"   Please pass it along to your fellow harvester.  Dealer inquires Welcome. Here's some pictures of some nice looking, Fresh Picked, Green Woods Grown Ginseng,   Season Opens In Most States August 15th Michigan and North Carolina Licensed Dealer "Editor's Note" Ginseng Roots Must 5 Years Old For Export.  On Today's Market That Would Make These Roots Worth About $4.50 Each, In 2 Years.  You Would Also Get 2 Seed Crops Of About 70 Seeds Per Year. The Older They Get The More Valuable They Become.  10 Year Old "Woods Grown" Ginseng Will Bring The Same Kind Of Prices As True Wild Ginseng.  It's All About The Soil That They Are Grown In, That's What Determines The Potency Of The Ginseng Roots. Glacial Ginseng Company's Marketing Co-Operative "For More Info Click Here"

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"NEW SERVICE FOR OUR CUSTOMERS"  NOW OFFERING THE OPTION OF MONTHLY AUTOMATIC PAYMENTS AFTER A 40% INITIAL DEPOSIT.  UP TO 12 MONTHS AT .06 SIMPLE BANK INTEREST  FROM YOUR CREDIT OR DEBIT CARD   THIS OPTION WILL BE AVAILABLE ON PURCHASES OF  $500.00 or More  ELECTRONIC CHECK PAYMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED ALSO.   "Toll Free" 1-800-430-2939 "Ask For Bobbie" About Details   7 AM To 7 PM EST..    "For Commercial Growers" "My Personal E-Mail"  My Cellular 989-387-9977 Michael Hunter Owner Glacial Ginseng Co. "11th Year Anniversary  Special" 10 # Stratified "Glacial Gold"™ Ginseng Seeds (Appo. 72,000 Seeds) Reg. $949.95 "$749.95" Should be Planted in an Area of about One Acres, Little More or Less. Included With Your Order The "Ginseng Growers Guide" by Michael Hunter,     Plus S&H (US) E-Mail     Glacial Ginseng Company Order Form For " Fast" Personal Service,  Use Our Preferred Ordering Method  "Toll Free" 1-800-430-2939   7 AM To 7 PM EST.. "All Shipment's U.S. Priority Mail"  We Accept Cod's and You May Pay The Mail Person With Your Personal Check.     "11th Year Anniversary  Special" 20 # Stratified "Glacial Gold"™ Ginseng Seeds (Appo. 144,000 Seeds) Reg. $1899.95 "$1699.95" Included With Your Order The "Ginseng Growers Guide" by Michael Hunter,  Should be Planted in an Area of about 2 Acres, Little More or Less.   Plus S&H (US) E-Mail     Glacial Ginseng Company Order Form For " Fast" Personal Service,  Use Our Preferred Ordering Method  "Toll Free" 1-800-430-2939   7 AM To 7 PM EST.. "All Shipment's U.S. Priority Mail"  We Accept Cod's and You May Pay The Mail Person With Your Personal Check. "11th Year Anniversary  Special"   For 5 Acres or More Of High Hardwood Forest 50 # "Glacial Gold"™ American Ginseng Seeds (Appo. 360,000 Seeds) Reg. $4,449.95 "$3,999.95" Should be Planted in an Area of about Five Acres, Little More or Less.   Custom Planting And Site Preparation Services Are Available On Orders Of 50#'s Or More Appo. $20.00 Per Pound; On 50 pound Orders Add $1.00 Per Mile For Expenses, From My Place To Yours, One Way. Included With Your Order The "Ginseng Growers Guide" by Michael Hunter,   Plus S&H (US) E-Mail     Glacial Ginseng Company Order Form For " Fast" Personal Service,  Use Our Preferred Ordering Method  "Toll Free" 1-800-430-2939   7 AM To 7 PM EST.. "All Shipment's U.S. Priority Mail"  We Accept Cod's and You May Pay The Mail Person With Your Personal Check. "Free" Site Evaluation Within 500 Miles Of Houghton Lake Mi. New Maintenance Service  For Growers Of 100 #'s Or More Of  "Glacial Gold"™ Ginseng Seeds Our Maintenance Program  Is Based On The Recently Compiled Workshop Prepared  By Dr. Mary K. Hausbeck Department of Plant Pathology Michigan State University. I Am Very Pleased To Have My Name Michael Hunter and That of My Company Glacial Ginseng Company  Listed On Page Number 5 As A Workshop Participant. I Am Posting Michigan State University's Link Here On Our Website So That This Information May Be Shared By All Interested Ginseng Growers http://www.ipmcenters.org/pmsp/pdf/MI-WI-GinsengPMSP.pdf Cost For This Maintenance Service Is $1500.00 To $2000.00 Per Hundred Weight, Depending On Mileage From Houghton Lake Michigan "11th Year Anniversary  Special" For 10 Acres or More Of High Hardwood Forest 100 # "Glacial Gold"™ American Ginseng Seeds (Appo. 720,000 Seeds)    Reg. $8,995.95 "$7,999.95" Should be Planted in an Area of about 10 Acres, Little More or Less. Terms Available; 40% Down and Up To 24 Months @ .06% Simple Bank Interest $3,200.00 Down and $443.00 Per Month  This Includes Planting and 2 Years Maintenance Service Maintenance Service, Custom Planting and Harvesting Services  Must Be Included For Terms.  It Is Goal To Grow At Least 4,000 #'s of Glacial Gold Ginseng Roots Per Hundred Weight of Glacial Gold Ginseng Seeds Planted.  Today's Market On 5 Year Old Woods Grown Ginseng Is Appo. $400 Per Pound. 4000 #'s of Root X $400.00 Per Pound= $1,600,000.00 Custom Planting And Site Preparation Services Are Available On Orders Of 50#'s Or More Appo. $20.00 Per Pound Planting Fee; This includes 500 Miles Travel Expenses, Overage At $1.00 Per Mile, From My Place To Yours, One Way. Included With Your Order The "Ginseng Growers Guide" by Michael Hunter,   Should be Planted  in a Area of about 10 A. More or less.  Plus S&H (US) E-Mail     Glacial Ginseng Company Order Form For " Fast" Personal Service,  Use Our Preferred Ordering Method  "Toll Free" 1-800-430-2939   7 AM To 7 PM EST.. "All Shipment's U.S. Priority Mail"  We Accept Cod's and You May Pay The Mail Person With Your Personal Check. "Click On The Picture To View and Then Click Your Back Browser Button To Return." Growers Note; 100#'s of ginseng seed should produce about 4000#'s or more of dried ginseng root in 10 years. Today's Market $390.00 To $525.00 Per Pound. In 4 to 5 Years It should be producing 800 to 1000 pounds of ginseng seed per year.  Today's Market; $25.00 to $30.00 For Green Seeds. These plants can live to be 60 to 70 years old.    "Seed Grower Contracts Available." 250 # Stratified "Glacial Gold"™ Ginseng Seed Kit (Appo. 1,800,000 Seeds) Should be Planted in an Area of about Twenty Five Acres, Little More or Less.  Total Value $18,737.50  "11th Year Anniversary  Special" $14,999.95  Terms Available; 40% Down and Up To 60 Months @ .06% Simple Bank Interest $6,000 Down and $387.00 Per Month For 60 Months  This Includes Planting and 5 Years Maintenance Service Maintenance Service, Custom Planting and Harvesting Services (10% For Harvesting Roots and 10% For Glacial Ginseng Company's Marketing Co-Operative)   Must Be Included For Terms.  It Is Goal To Grow At Least 4,000 #'s of Glacial Gold Ginseng Roots Per Hundred Weight of  Glacial Gold Ginseng Seeds Planted.  Today's Market On 5 Year Old Woods Grown Ginseng Is Appo. $400 Per Pound. 10,000 #'s of Root X $400.00 Per Pound= $4,000,000.00 Custom Planting And Site Preparation Services Are Available On Orders Of 50#'s Or More Appo. $20.00 Per Pound Planting Fee; This includes 750 Miles Travel Expenses,  Overage At $1.00 Per Mile, From My Place To Yours, One Way. E-Mail  or   Glacial Ginseng Company Order Form For " Fast" Personal Service,  Use Our Preferred Ordering Method  "Toll Free" 1-800-430-2939 7 AM To 7 PM EST.. "All Shipment's U.S. Priority Mail"  We Accept C.O.D.s and You May Pay The Mail Person With Your Personal Check. 500 #'s Stratified "Glacial Gold"™ Ginseng Seed Kit (Appo. 3,600,000 Seeds) Should be Planted in an Area of about Fifty Acres, Little More or Less.  Total Value $34,975.00  "11th Year Anniversary  Special" $29,995.95  Terms Available; 40% Down and Up To 60 Months @ .06% Simple Bank Interest $12,000.00 Down and $734.65 Per Month For 60 Months  This Includes Planting and 5 Years Maintenance Service Maintenance Service, Custom Planting and Harvesting Services (10% For Harvesting Roots and 10% For Glacial Ginseng Company's Marketing Co-Operative)   Must Be Included For Terms.  It Is Goal To Grow At Least 4,000 #'s of Glacial Gold Ginseng Roots Per Hundred Weight of  Glacial Gold Ginseng Seeds Planted.  Today's Market On 5 Year Old Woods Grown Ginseng Is Appo. $400 Per Pound. 20,000 #'s of Root X $400.00 Per Pound= $8,000,000.00 Custom Planting And Site Preparation Services Are Available On Orders Of 50#'s Or More Appo. $20.00 Per Pound Planting Fee; This includes 1,000 Miles Travel Expenses,  Overage At $1.00 Per Mile, From My Place To Yours, One Way. E-Mail  or   Glacial Ginseng Company Order Form For " Fast" Personal Service,  Use Our Preferred Ordering Method  "Toll Free" 1-800-430-2939 7 AM To 7 PM EST.. "All Shipment's U.S. Priority Mail"  We Accept C.O.D.s and You May Pay The Mail Person With Your Personal Check. Three Year Old Plants, Planted This Spring,   Should Produce A Full Seed Pod By This Fall. Glacial Ginseng Company Order Form All Major and Foreign Credit Cards  Are Accepted.

Growers Note; 100#'s of ginseng seed should produce about 4000#'s or more of dried ginseng root in 7 years. Today's Market $390.00 To $425.00 Per Pound.
In 4 to 5 Years It should be producing 800 to 1000 pounds of ginseng seed per year.  Today's Market; $25.00 to $30.00 Per Pound Green.
These plants can live to be 60 to 70 years old.   
"Seed Grower Contracts Available."

"Free Visual Site "
Evaluations
With A  Camera 

A  service being offered by Glacial Ginseng Company is a visual site evaluation from pictures taken with a camera.   A question that I am being asked is "do I have a good site for growing ginseng?" one picture is worth a thousand words, and so what I am proposing to do is to have you go to your woods and starting in the southwest corner, walk towards the northeast corner, at about 2:00 in the afternoon. 

Take pictures to your left and to your right as you walk.  The number of pictures is kind of up to you and depends on how big a piece of land you are working with, shoot up the rest of the film that is in your camera, a half a dozen good pictures on a ten acre woods should give me an idea of what your site is like.  Adjust the number of pictures by the size of your woods.   Have someone stand about 20 yards away and try to get the bottom of their feet just nicely in the picture.  Take some pictures of some of the places that you think ginseng might do well in and I will evaluate those. 

  After evaluation of your pictures and judging from the shade, etc. I will promptly mail you a report that will have my suggestions as to the light requirements and other improvements that you might do to your site, that would improve your chances for successfully growing ginseng, (of course, I will also tell you if your site is not suitable for ginseng growing).

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GLACIAL GINSENG CO.
P.O. Box 122
Houghton Lake Mi. 48629
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