. Cyclopedia of farm crops : a popular survey of crops and crop-making methods in the United States and Canada. Agriculture -- Canada; Agriculture -- United States; Farm produce -- Canada; Farm produce -- United States. 878 HE^IP HEMP. not be sown very thick, because in thinning itself it will crowd out many plants and the size of the hemp stalks will not he uniform. The best fiber is obtained from stalks about one-half inch in diam- eter ; if a thin stand is se- cured, the stalks fre- quently will grow to be three-fourths of an inch in diameter. Hemp drilled in gives a much more uniform stand
. Cyclopedia of farm crops : a popular survey of crops and crop-making methods in the United States and Canada. Agriculture -- Canada; Agriculture -- United States; Farm produce -- Canada; Farm produce -- United States. 878 HE^IP HEMP. not be sown very thick, because in thinning itself it will crowd out many plants and the size of the hemp stalks will not he uniform. The best fiber is obtained from stalks about one-half inch in diam- eter ; if a thin stand is se- cured, the stalks fre- quently will grow to be three-fourths of an inch in diameter. Hemp drilled in gives a much more uniform stand than when sown broad- cast, because all of the seeds are placed at a depth to have sufficient mois- ture to insure immediate germination, and the young plants get an even start. Repeated experi- ments have shown that it does not pay to till hemp that is intended for fiber. The earlier the seed is planted in the spring the more assurance there will be of a good crop. Hemp requires a large amount of moisture and should be high enough to shade the ground and thus conserve all water that may fall in the early summer. The average time of planting for eight years at the Kentucky Experiment Station was April The young plants began to come up in about one week's time. It has been found by long experience that the seed that gives the best results is secured from China. The Kentucky Experiment Station has tested the value of a number of .Japanese varieties, but none has given as good results as those from Chinese seed. The first year the imported seed is planted the yield is much less than it is in succeed- ing years. Growers say that after the Chinese hemp 5o8. Hemp; staminate flowers indi- cate time for harvest. m^^- hemp grown in America for seed purposes. About two quarts per acre are sown. This is often planted in hills, seven feet apart, in rows six to eight feet apart. About four stalks are permitted to grow to the hill. This hemp is carefully cultivated and kept free from a
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