The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-10-16
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skkTcH or THE MANNER OF cuLTIvArIRo
AND PREPARING HEMP, IN RUSSIA
The seed rs sown between. the Goth Of May
and the cod of June, when the weather is warm
Plains are the only grounds suitable for its cult.
vation. In countries where it seldom rains, moist
lands are preferred, but not low meadow. The
soil should be free and black, with six or seven
inches of mould Other grounds will not do, es
peciaily SANDY soils. These will not repay the
expeuce Of culture n
Upon a surface Of $40 by 400 English feet, the
Russians SOW i've bushels and one tenth of seed
After once blowing and narrowing the land, a
suncIent quantity OF good stable manure is spread
npon II, and remains upon its surface for six days
The land is then again pioughed, sown and har.
1owed. The same piece of ground is cultivated
every year in the same manner.
Two sorts of hemp grow in every field the
male, which bears the seed, b the female, which
han the same stalk with the male, but its head is
ro,ind and without seed When the female hemp
begins to ripen, its foliage becomes white (while
shat ct the male remains always green.Y Even ito
stnik takee greyish cast. The female stalks are
sl pulled up three weeks before the other, made
isto sheaves, and left standing against poles four
days, They are then opened and spread upon
Hvel ground. where they remain until they come
90 maturity The hemp is then stpara, ed from
fhe stalk, and produces that quality with which
the Russians make coarse cioths This kind of
hemp they do not put under water.
i The male hemp is pulled about three weeks
alter the female, as already observed. When pull.
led, it is bound up in sheaves from FIVE 20 six in.
Shes in diameter These are placed standing a.
gainst poles fixed in the ground. Thus they re
main at least two days after which, they beat
or thresh the sheaves to extract the seed, & beat
the roots to clear them of the soil. Kemp in this
state, is called in Russia, Molatehanka, l. e. hemp
6sdses thyeshed. In the Ukraine, where the
best hemp is produced, they used to cut off from
che top of the stalk, between seven and ten inch-
&c, and the same from the root. This they call
Sittchka, or cur kemp. OF late years, however
the rich propretors only continue this mode Of
preparing hemp; which thus prepared, is much
superior to that produced in the other provin.
Ees.
Four days after the seed is taken from the stalk,
st is put in soak in either still running water
ministerial which. The sheaves are placed in
order by each other, and immersed under water
Of from seven to twelve feet depth, and confined
in Gxed state by pieces Of wood and by stones
sufficient to secure them. In this situation they
remain about three weeks, ifthe water is warm
If cold, they continue FIVE weeks At the end of
that time small portion is taken up and dried in
or upon an oven, or in some other way 1t is
chen broken by hand, and it the hemp separates
with case, then the residue is taken from the wa.
Ter 1t 1T does not separate, it is suffered to re-
main until II does. When taken from the water
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Tie more dry the better because it is then
more easily detached from the pulp of the stalk
Every year great quantities of the sheaves re-
IMAM until the spring, immersed id water, owing
60 the severity of the cold They are then taken
out and dried in the SUM- For this purpose they
are placed an an upright posture against walls OF
fences The hemp taken out of the water before
abe frost is called winter hemp. The other is
called spring hemp. The first is the strongest
the other much weaker, but the last IS more plea
SAINT &c the eye, on account of its being of green
silver cast
Hemp does not coIae to maturity under four
months In It's first vegetation rains are very ia
vorable to its growth As it approaches ripeness,
dry and warm weather are most propitious to it
When the same year unites these two advanta-
ses, it is sure 10 excel both in quality and guam
Nty.
NEW SfAIN--A translation Of Humboldt's
account of New Spain, has been announced as
in the press, and nearly ready for publications.
This valuable work comprises, researches into
the geography of Mexico the extent Of its SUR
face and its political division into intendancies
the physical aspect of the soil the actual popu-
fation state of agriculture manufacturing in
dustry, and commerce the canals which might
be carried from the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean
1.-The revenues of the crown the quantity of me
tails which has flowed from Mexico into Europe
and Asia, since the discovery c. tine new CONT
uent anu GNS military uCiSuCSo Vi INcW Spatn :
and will be accompanied by physical and geogrs-
pbicai maps, founded on astronomical observati-
ems, and trigonometrical & barometical measure
ments.-B.
The Calcutta Oriental Star, contains an official
account of an instruction IN India, by Maho.
nedau Fakir. The following is the proclamation
of this fanatic:
To all Counsellors and the Hakm Of Surat
ko ~ Enr hatt he &c tI,o
Of the worid, or Erasum Mendee, has now pub
Gsbed himself, and the name Of this Durveish is
Atmud and that in the H,ndove they cali him
Naiah Nukiuk Be it further known to you, that
ii the ESIauIn, ltbe Mahomedi,n faith) is accsp~
ted, 1T is better, otherwise empty tue town. or on
the contrary, you may prepare for batte.--Tbis
Fakir 10 now come down from the fourth sky,
with four bodies combining Adam (on whom
be pesce,) Esssh the son OF Marium, Jesus tine
son of Mary, and Ahmud Con whom be peace
and they have all four come upon one place and
they have no guns nor muskets with them, but
stick and handkerchief are with ne-be your
self prepared. Dated 18th Zilhij, corresponding
with the 18TH January, 1910"
The disturbances raised by this fellow, caused
the loss of several hundred lives, and many towns
led.
From the Be5fasf News-Lener, Ageur -.
ELECTRICAL EELS.
The rivers and lakes of the lower provinces
aeV.oezueIa md the Corarcoo are fill IS 81. Z,