. The American farmer's hand-book ... Agriculture. THE HEAVY OR FIELD CROPS. 137 HEMP. Fig. Soils. — The soils which produce this article best are those which are fresh, or which have lain some time in grass or clover. Manuring is not much practised, clover being used in place of it. Deep, black, putrid vege- table lands, which have a low situation, and somewhat inclined to moisture, as well as the deep, mellow, loamy or sandy sorts, are well adapted. Mel- low, rich, clayey loams do well, and so does old meadow-land. The preparation of the ground, for sowing the seed, is by the plough and
. The American farmer's hand-book ... Agriculture. THE HEAVY OR FIELD CROPS. 137 HEMP. Fig. Soils. — The soils which produce this article best are those which are fresh, or which have lain some time in grass or clover. Manuring is not much practised, clover being used in place of it. Deep, black, putrid vege- table lands, which have a low situation, and somewhat inclined to moisture, as well as the deep, mellow, loamy or sandy sorts, are well adapted. Mel- low, rich, clayey loams do well, and so does old meadow-land. The preparation of the ground, for sowing the seed, is by the plough and horses, until the clods are sufficiently pulverized or dissolved, and the sur- face of the field is rendered even and smooth. Scarcely any other crop better rewards diligence and careful husbandry. Fall and winter ploughing is practised with advantage — it is indispensable in old meadows, or old pasture-grounds. Culture. — Plants for seed are ordinarily reared in a place distinct from that in which they are cultivated for the lint. The seeds intended to re- produce seeds for the crop of the next year are sowed in drills about foui fnet apart. When they are grown sufficiently to distinguish between the male and female stalks, the former are pulled and thrown away, and tlie latter are thinned, leaving the stalks separated seven or eight inches from each other. The male plant alone blossoms, and, when agitated, throws off farina, a yellow dust or flour which colors the ground, or any object with which it comes in contact. A few of the male plants had better be left, scattered through the drill, until the farina is wholly discharged, for as 12*. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original O'Neill, F. W. , ed; Williams, H. L. , ed. New York, R. Worthington
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