Land that will produce 50 or more bushels of corn per acre will make 12 to 15 bushels of hemp seed per acre. Select fertile soil. Select an old feedlot, an old garden spot, or any other fertile area. Better yields are obtained on well-drained bottom soil, but good yields are obtained on productive upland. Only land capable of growing good burley tobacco or 50 to 60 bushels of corn an acre, should be selected.
Good drainage is essential.
If applied broadcast, use 400 to 600 pounds an acre. For soils outside the Bluegrass area, use in addition 200 to 300 pounds of 20 per cent superphosphate broadcast. Stable manure is an excellent fertilizer for hemp. Disk and drag at once. Pulverize all clods.