. Cyclopedia of farm crops, a popular survey of crops and crop-making methods in the United States and Canada;. Farm produce; Agriculture. Fig. 569. Shocking hemp. has been grown for a number of years it degener- ates and they seek newly imported seed. There are no well marked varieties. Seed-growing.—The hemp that is planted for is sown on the river-bottoms. A narrow strip along the Kentucky river produces nearly all of the Fig. 570. stack of hemp. can be grown to the acre than on unfertilized land. When 160 pounds of nitrate of soda and 160 pounds of muriate of potash are used together, at l
. Cyclopedia of farm crops, a popular survey of crops and crop-making methods in the United States and Canada;. Farm produce; Agriculture. Fig. 569. Shocking hemp. has been grown for a number of years it degener- ates and they seek newly imported seed. There are no well marked varieties. Seed-growing.—The hemp that is planted for is sown on the river-bottoms. A narrow strip along the Kentucky river produces nearly all of the Fig. 570. stack of hemp. can be grown to the acre than on unfertilized land. When 160 pounds of nitrate of soda and 160 pounds of muriate of potash are used together, at least four to five hundred pounds more fiber are secured than on the unfertilized areas. Acid phos- phate does not show a material increase. Nitrate of soda gives better results than does sulfate of ammonia or dried blood. The prime requirement is for nitrogen, and it should be furnished by apply- ing commercial fertilizers, or by barnyard or green- manures. A leguminous crop can be alter- nated with the hemp, and in parts of the South this can be done in the same year. Gutting and handling. The first blossoms appear about the first week in July, and hemp sown April 25 will be ready for cutting about the first of Sep- tember. Most of the hemp grown in Ken- tucky is still cut by hand by means of a knife made especially for this purpose. However, much has recently been cut by especially designed machinery. The yield from the handout field is greater than that from the machinery-cut field, and some farmers maintain that there is enough difference to make up for the greater expense. The heaviest fiber is found on the internode next to the ground, and if the stubble is left any length, a great quantity of fiber is lost. It usually costs about one dollar per. 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 Bailey
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