The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-10-25

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! oioss' IN stalks. and hangs over the field
When ripe the. sooner il is pulled the bet
or. As II is pulled. 1t is to be laid in row,
as tnin rs possible over the land in which it
grows; after being pretty we'll cured the
! ground. It must be bound into sheaves with
some OF he shorter hemp aud put up il,
| shocks open at the bottom, on which state il
snou a ienaip, until sufficient, cured TO be
pu1 'nto large stacks or ricks. when it should
De removed to the land Oh which il is to be
dc" rotted The stacks or ricks should be
SO constructed as TO expose on,y the roofs on
tue out SIDE. and If the tops of the stacks be
covered with hemp they should be pealed
the latter end OF September, by which time.
IN most seasops. what is exposed OH the
Iops WIZ be halt rot,ed, the hemp taken oil
should be laid apart from the rest, t. rot -
Whe'.- IT IS safe To house corn, aud not be
lore, the crop OF hemp may be spread to rot
taxing care again, to separate the isde Of
'ne tops OF the stacks, which will TO, soou
er ihan the ne.np within the stacks. Hemp
onGht 10 be spread SO thin as To cover n.
'east three times as much ground as it grew
upon. Tbs iensth OF time requisite to rot
nemp. depends upon the Weather and ,s
she u'd be examined frequently. To ascer-
yam when the hemp is sufficiently no! ed.
a'ler Crushing seven or eight stalks with
!oor hands and holding them eighteen in
ches OF two teei from each other, the head
OF stalk viii shake out and separate e,,.ily
rom The bark Ieav,pgit clean and en- IRE,
'"si process of rotting is Complicated. Your
! OWN observation aud attention Will sooa
( MAKE you acquainted with Ibis par, of the
. oss'hesS, ana better than Can be elected by
any written instructian.a There is no risk
ior ty submitting IL ~ The break (,ut,, y,n
become Skull enough q Judge witAou, that
T. ouotej you can easily provide agaisst Ia
"''S up your hemp loo. soon. and The ire
quoi. rereiuon OF he same experiment will
secure you from the danger OF its being o
serd9he he precise point to aim al is
10 take up the hempa at the mon,ent when the
DARK ~ lint will separate from the stalk
without Being rot,ed or weakened. The
park or lint OF hemp Is Connected with the
SILK oy = subtanee which must be either
rolled o. dissolved be tore they will sepa
rates Produce the separation and the work
is Accomplished.
nave been prevented, frequently, by the
weather tor eight or ten da, in the nlo,th
ni March rom taking up hemp thar was
suiHcieh'iy rotted, and have never exper,-
encea ANY inconvenience from it; a. cold or
even Cool weather it is not easily i,Iuretfbv
exposare.- When your hehp is sufficiently
r"tted take ", up and put it in stacks of a
bout l0owt. each tying them at the top
with hemp II should be perfectly dry when
stacked The business OF the farm should
DE s. arranged that you. may Commence.
breaking as soon as The hemp is ready. for
is subjectto. loss and injury nropor,ionate
I" he time You delay it.. My nemp.. when
or"ken, is oaied In boz made ikea cyder
press, actuss me bottom four rope, a re i.ir
I" 'ie the nemp when pressed into the box
WITH Il comEaon pr,ze.
5th Query VIA. are The Kinds O. Ma
chimes tor bfe king, scutch,ng or swinging,
hemp ann where aie tIey n.ade
81 Answer. we use nothing bur a break
ih'iaf TO a lax break out larger. NJ,
oreaks are SIX Get iong, So incnes w.d- al
one md OF he bresk nd Twelve AT the ntner
end. With four swurds m he fran, a.,d
thiee- IN the upper part of the break
with tris instrument (Which any per,au
may make wso can make sn heive 10 a hoe
or an axe our hemp is broken a,.d Cleaned
wit cne OF these iBan will break. ci..p'
ana prepare iol market in one day from so
to l3cibs accordingly as the order of he
heuP' Its quality, and the state of the
weatusr may be more or less favorable,
II QnSry. What quantity othcmp have
you nraoe to thp,acfe
Answer. Various Quantities. When con-
mehced the culture, was OF only uncer-
tam what parts, buL. whetner any Dlrt ct
my land would bring hemp IN some in
Stances lhave been sadly disappointed, and
IN others, agreeably surprised. NV average
crop from all the land i have sown has not
oeeh Satisfactory good deal OF it was I'M
hI tor hemp, BaDy acres indeed were not
worm puI.ing. other fields the contrary
yleided more Than i ever expected from
them. viii give you u statemsn, Of the
crops OF one Of my farms Tor three succeeding
years The land has not been surveyed
out am convinced 1t docs not exceed eigh
teen acres Firm this land / made M the
yeai 1903 $500 in 1919 I6OOOw and
III the year 'olv, l40Jow Inc deficiency
OF ne crop o. las. ycar ! ascribe IT, be tx
trAoidinary drought of the las, sp,ing
ne 'esu!t OF This experiment was the more.
81 Glory, as IL enabled ne to make an
accurate conpafisoh beiween he produce
OF hea'P add obaCco or the same land.
III tne ear 1907 / had all the land (and a
Oou' ,nirty thousand hills IIore} In tobacco
eha' afeci wards sbwed in nemp. That
pare Oh ne laiid "hch was sown witt, hemp
n3G orougn' q fine crop of tobacco, and vet
'i.aoe pIGre les o. hemp rom Il alone. thar
"' toOacco t"ith che product ii the additio-
ha' '"liV tnDu and hills inciuiedl ,ylth lie 50
iao"uf ana lts5 Interference VIA the wheat
ehu corn crops. This experiment / deem
VtF} saliSiaCtJry and Conclusive in favor of
hemP. On another farm made last wear
t"ei't lh0usaOd weight OF hemp from a.
b u Is acres, OF wnicd, five acres at least
were no, "or,h pulling, and that have this