The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-10-25
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tion Amos rquaito ,he pune cost u DOC :
| nct impoverish and. nor Go.s j, io.erie,e
with any OF he crops we cultivate, except
Tobacco. Hemp is tsnwn before corn is
planted. and is not pulled until the corn no
longer requires cultivation i, needs 10 at
tention at the periods when wheat demands
the labor OF the FARM, either f.r sowing,
harvesting or threshing From these re
marks you will learn my opinion oi the va
Tue OF the hemp crnp. n is relation TO poii
teal a. well as rural ECONOMY. The in
teriereaoe OF public duties, and i'll health,
have prevented NE from giving so much
| attenuon ~ tins cu,tuIe, during the shor,
peri"d have been engaged i'll IL. as Could
have wished, and r-gret hat my intorma-
ton will uHt theteiore, be SO ample and sa-
/ tbs actory as / desire.
Lam inclined t. helve that your climate
is not the most suitable 10 hemp; he plant
may grow as large, aHd perhaps larger man
IN higher lattndes, bu' 1 aspect tnSt he
bark Will be Lighter ard coar.er My resi-
! dence is twenty miles East of tn, Blue
! Ridge. and doubt whether 1t would b.
possible with the same management. to
make as good hemp at this place could
be made West of the Allegany I,is true
that Hemp is made in considerable quaint
ties, in Spain and Itaiy, bu; as the most
maritime and commercial nations of Eu
4 '"PS IRON Russia,
conclude that the Northern Hemp must be
best.
! wfll'now answer, with as much rul'ness
"a can, Your Inquire s.--Quesion LIST. What
IS the ku.d and qu,ii.y OF sLil most props, l.
tor hemp! Answer--A dark rich loam.. j
nave not found land in which either sapdor
Clay predominates, very favorable for hemp.
On fich sandy land, the hemp grows 10
great height. but the bark is Coarse and
| light. On stiffciay have never seen the
he mp tall enough to yield a great CROP
he plant oepenGs chiefly on a long tap
TO :, f,rnishe Ell with few furious roots, the
tap root generates ,o'a considerable depth,
an', conse9uentT requires deep soft soil,
Lhd deep and thorough cultivation I'd
QlF stlon-W Whether IS being we an ad
t vansse or disadv antsge ?-An ker-I
! |! q FED very early hat vet land nos
suit hemp, AUG my eXper enCe conf the
iari' so ell ire IS the eonnc;nn h&th,s
point "here both heop and Hse are cei;i
il the fire" has become A. al Su g.
dage IS d Al What ,inf hsl W
hem. seed, aud -hether #,
TO SOW in the ia l., as have s. ID
mas been done l.. Ffgnia p al
inc Of sos ing west o. I'D H.,
whence blamed all he IN 7
POSSESS. excel ing "hal Ihave by
the p'ac''ce q t.'ee years, is # ic lo.n
OF Aprii' ne 10,i' May. Inc uouth o
! April is. there, Is eemed tse best ,lne tor
50 S'rg and in that 81 mate it may be, but
III. this ishito; lac Country, the month Of
MARCIA - pre- ierable. Tne best crops ]
nave Cade we're sown II March, Last
y--"r the eitrly sowing wig considers d the
| W rst hemp until the Ccep brokch- when
! appeared that he bark o: the iaie svwn
N'.s tuchiigh ell, aitaoug.. the hemp was
taller 1 ne spring o. 1910 was more upia
orao!e To spiins CT Ps tnan we have ever
kaown, our land was never wet frCni ne Ist
| My tiilithe 90 II June. and if alter sucn a
seaaon, early sown hemp proved better thah
rate sown: us sup riority In Comm on years,
W Il not be questioned. Inc .atlvanta yes o.
early sowing lre nc, confined to The single
Circumstance o. producing superior btrk
but by having an early growth it smothers
al other plants and weeds, and before the
sun becomes very powerful, Covers Inc
ground, shades it, ana preserve It's mos
lure. have never know hemp seed 20 be
spwn IN the tall. and am, therefor unable
tV say whether l. would answer or not, but
H. sowiag early land tina, rad teen In hemp
he preceding year. 1 have always touud
sone volunteer hemp o. Con Ia able height
| watch muss nave sprung rom seeu -. y.,, ~
tally shattered the tall before. Of his am
CERTAIN, that ncWp Is very hardy plant,
an, that ros,, t. Kali II, must be very sc.
'eree Cannot, however. assert that /,
twouid stand the winter. but am persa.ded
Il al II II would, the crop Quit be superior
to d spring sown crop. My choice Is to SOW
as early as possible, attei me Danger Of he
| irost Is ovel. viii take tie berty OF "A
ding 10 IN, answer 70 tn.s query, my opin 90
Ia" ne plsnt requires the iand 70 be more
Thoroughly and Psr:ec j. prepared; il should
DC brskeh al least len II tw Give inches IN
dsb,h, and be Ioose snd fac before i; 10
sown. .hIct thia oy .reGch piou CHING N
thc iaii, and pioagt at leas, twice al Ler
wards; my last operation, previous 70 seed
ing, is 10 narrow the ground, i'm o.uer ,na.
ZIG seed may oe~SGEp oh suriace perfect.
~ s."oo,h AnI WIN Oh enables the
Nscedsn'e3 40 Distribute IL equally, / tleA
y oog6 ,f'a, aud in hat sta.e ne iaud 10
lieil Wmtn CofnuehCed TIE culture, my
Ipracace as 70 harrow ~ tne seed out :,
t6anupned II ON obs-rviug nat me iand wa.
more ait oteEc ia she srsrou n urdei IL Sas
ieit W he harrow, ,iia.I.n the Sta which
the piruSh .taves II, Wneu 2 f4,in fe. be
lore ne Sreu came up. ON ground tcht had
oeeu narrowed, observed crust To- ned
10" the SUI lace, TIL Ough winch the .enAs,
lsproat Could not penCtfa c. md winch toGCGd
~ 10 turn uo"I, IA mat SITUATION many
pants tper.$hed. once mad sowing vi
e'stt or ten acres, on which 1 ku1w seed
le"tugn had been put MADE too hin from
fr,r lesg