This Book Contains The Following Subjects.
The Culture And Harvest Of Coniferous Boughs Part I 19
The Forage And Harvest Of Dandelion Leaf & Root 22
Description: 22
History: 22
Chemistry 22
Uses: 23
Harvesting: 23
Marketing: 23
Index To Articles In HMR Volume 4 (1988) 24
The Culture And Harvest Of Coniferous Boughs Part Ii 27
Compatibility With Timber Management: 27
Fertilization: 28
Types Of Boughs: 29
Bough Cutting Techniques: 29
Storage And Delivery: 30
The Cultivation And Harvest Of Sesame Seed 31
Varieties: 32
Establishment: 33
Cultural Practices: 33
Harvesting: 35
Diseases And Pests: 36
Marketing: 36
Everlasting Ornamental Grasses 39
Cultural Practices: 39
Ten Top Grasses: 40
Five Top Perennial Grasses: 40
Five Top Annual Grasses.- 40
Further Information: 40
Triticum Spp. – Wheat 41
Hordewm Vulgare – Barley 42
Avena Spp. – Oats 42
Triticosecale – Triticale 43
The Farm: Edible Flowers 43
Grains For The Floral Trade Part Ii 47
Sorghum Vulgare Sorghum 48
Brornus Spp. – Broomgrass 48
Phleum Pratense – Timothy 49
Briza Maxima – Big Quaking Grass 49
Linum Usitatissimum – Flax 50
Crambe: An Introduction 51
Cultural Practices: 51
Processing 52
End Uses: 52
A Centralized Processing Facility For Botanical Cash Crops 55
Introduction: 55
Price Variations For Crude And Processed Botanicals From The Forage/Farm Plan: 57
Warehousing Requirements: 58
Various Storage Methods 58
Milling Machinery: 59
Sacking Requirements: 64
Support Equipment: 64
Estimated Budget Requirements: 65
Summary Of Costs: 67
Sources For Further Information: 67
The Forest Farm Economics Of American Ginseng: 69
Marketing: 69
Options In Cultivation: 70
Regulations: 71
Economics: 71
Ginseng Budget-Costs And Returns 71
The Forage And Uses Of Golden Seal Root 73
Description: 74
History: 75
Chemistry: 75
Uses: 75
Harvesting: 76
Marketing: 77
The Cultivation And Harvest Of Orange Mint 79
Field Production: 79
Raising Seedlings: 79
Cultivation: 80
Fertilization: 80
Irrigation: 80
Weed Control: 81
Harvesting: 81
Technical References: 82
The Marketing Of Fresh Herbs – Part I 82
Demand/Market Analysis: 84
The Local And Regional Market: 84
Market Volumes: 85
Market Share: 85
National/Worldwide Demand: 85
The Marketing Of Fresh Herbs – Part Ii 88
Cost Of Production: 88
Packaging: 88
Total Costs: 89
Pricing: 89
Distributing: 90
Promotion: 90
Solutions: 90
Problems: 91
Final Recommendations: 92
The Farm: “The Bird Of Happiness” 97
The Cultivation And Harvest Of Marsh Mallow 99
The Farm: Dutch Cooperative Auctions And The U.S. Floral Industry 100
The Economics Of Greenhouse Tomatoes 102
The Ikwe Marketing Collective By Winona Laduke* 104
Economic Development On Our Own Terms: 106
Who Supports Us? 106
The Market: New Trends And Development In Flavor Chemistry 107
The Cultivation And Harvest Of Lemongrass 111
Propagation And Cultivation: 111
Harvesting: 112
Marketing: 113
The Culture And Harvest Of Salal 114
Description: 114
Principal Production Areas: 115
Cultivation And Harvest Techniques: 116
The Market: New Trends And Development In Flavor Chemistry — An Overview 117
Literature Cited 119
Economic Outlook For Herbs And Spices In The 1990’s 122
The Forage And Markets Of Black Haw Rootbark 126
Description: 126
History 126
Chemistry: 126
Uses: 126
Markets: 127
Licorice Mint A New Herb Tea Ingredient 128
Cultivation: 128
Harvesting: 128
Marketing: 129
Five Year Index: HMR 1 To HMR 5 1985-1989 132
The author, Richard Alan Miller, is a world renowned agricultural consultant and researcher on the forefront and ‘cutting edge’ of the sciences related to botanicals and their practical cultivation, use and marketing.
