Archive image from page 96 of A descriptive catalogue of useful. A descriptive catalogue of useful fiber plants of the world, including the structural and economic classifications of fibers descriptivecatal09dodg Year: 1897 DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 89 elements to the roots of the plants. Ahout 7,000 pounds of stahle manure, or 525 to 615 pounds of chemical fertilizers or oil cake are used per acre. Allison recom- mends 300 pounds of cotton-seed meal and 300 pounds of kainit per acre. The plant is propagated hy seeds, by cuttings, or by layers, and by division of the roots. When produced from se
Archive image from page 96 of A descriptive catalogue of useful. A descriptive catalogue of useful fiber plants of the world, including the structural and economic classifications of fibers descriptivecatal09dodg Year: 1897 DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 89 elements to the roots of the plants. Ahout 7,000 pounds of stahle manure, or 525 to 615 pounds of chemical fertilizers or oil cake are used per acre. Allison recom- mends 300 pounds of cotton-seed meal and 300 pounds of kainit per acre. The plant is propagated hy seeds, by cuttings, or by layers, and by division of the roots. When produced from seed, open-air planting can hardly be relied upon, plants started in the hotbed giving the best results. After planting, the seeds are covered thinly with sifted earth and kept shaded from the sun until the young plants are 2 or 3 inches high. In five or six weeks they will be strong enough to trans- plant to the field. The most practical method is propagation by a division of the roots of old or fully matured plants. (See fig. 35.) In preparing tbe land for a plantation, thorough tilth—that is, deep plowing and cross harrowing—is essential, which should be done in the fall. The ground is fre- quently broken to a depth of 15 inches or more, but never less than a depth of 12 inches, to secure good results, and lumpy land is rolled. Before x>lanting, the ground is again cross plowed, harrowed, and rolled, about the 1st of February being a good time for the work. The roots are usually set in rows 4 to 5 feet apart, and 1 foot to 15 inches in tho row, although practice differs in different sections. The estimated cost of establishing a ramie planta- tion in the United States per acre is about $60, includ- ing purchase of 8,000 roots at $35, and about $10 for fertilizers. The crop is ready to cut when the leaves can be readily detached by passing the hand down the stems and when the base of the to turn brown. In France the first crop is cut from June to July, and
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