Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 June 1905 — The Lead of Horseradish. [ARTICLE]

The Lead of Horseradish.

It almost makes the eyes water to read of the village of Balersdorf, In Bavaria, which is celebrated for producing the finest horseradish in Europe. On an area of moist ground, In the valley of the river Regnltz, covering 1.38 S acres, that titillating plant Is practically the only thing raised, and the annual yield amounts to about 0,000,000 pounds. Horseradish requires a great deal of attention from the cultivator, for Id midsummer the soil must be removed from the stems and tbe side roots rubbed off with a soft cloth, after which the stems are burled again. The plants spring up in March from the end roota, left In the soil the previous autumn, when the upper stems are cut off and packed In bar rels for shipment.