. Cyclopedia of farm crops. Farm produce; Agriculture. Fig. 566. Hemp. Staminate flower- cluster: o. pistin.'ite and b. stam- inate flowers; c, pistiUate flower cluster at left. Hislory. Hemp has been cultivated for cen- turies as a fiber plant. It was grown by the early Greeks and probably by the ancient Egyptians. It has been grown in this country for about 130 years, the seed having been brought from France. During this time, its cultivation has been confined chiefly to about twelve counties in central Kentucky, in what is known as the blue-grass region. For the last forty or fifty years, h
. Cyclopedia of farm crops. Farm produce; Agriculture. Fig. 566. Hemp. Staminate flower- cluster: o. pistin.'ite and b. stam- inate flowers; c, pistiUate flower cluster at left. Hislory. Hemp has been cultivated for cen- turies as a fiber plant. It was grown by the early Greeks and probably by the ancient Egyptians. It has been grown in this country for about 130 years, the seed having been brought from France. During this time, its cultivation has been confined chiefly to about twelve counties in central Kentucky, in what is known as the blue-grass region. For the last forty or fifty years, however, the industry has spread into a number of other states, notably Missouri, Illinois, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Minnesota, New York and California. Notwithstanding this extension of the industry, nine-tenths of the hemp crop of America is still grown in Kentucky. During the years it has been grown in Kentucky, probably no other crop has brought an equal revenue. A few years before the Civil War it contributed more to the wealth of central Kentucky than all other crops combined. At that time, Kentucky produced annually 38,000 tons, with a gross receipt of $2,280,000. During the war the industry declined but revived a few years later, and again declined owing to the use of iron and jute in the bagging of cotton. Hemp is now used largely for making burlap, twine and Carpet warp. Production. According to the Twelfth Census there were in 1899, 964 farms producing hemp, with an average acreage of and a total acreage of 16,042. The average production per acre was 732 pounds, worth $, or 4,6 cents per pound. Acres Pounds Value Arkansas . . 1 420 $20 California . . 500 620,000 45,000 Illinois .... 783 515,400 21,784 Missouri .... 10 2,000 100 Kentucky . , . 14,107 10,303,560 468,454 Nebraska . . 638 305,400 10,752 Pennsylvania . 3 3,850 228 16,042 11,750,630 $546,338 Culture. Tlie soil.—While hemp will grow on almost any land containing a large amount of humus, it does best o
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